tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 8

Part B Coding Coach: 6 Quick Tips Help You Differentiate Repeat Procedure Modifiers

Use modifiers 59, 76 and 77, and 91 without jeopardizing your pay.When you consider reporting modifiers 59 (Distinct procedural service), 76 (Repeat procedure by same physician) and 77 (Repeat procedure by another physician), you should know if the physician's procedures were similar to or exactly the same as other services performed on the same patient on the same day. Case in point: A medical practice submitted the following question to Supercoder.com: "Our otolaryngologist treated a patient for a severe nosebleed. Later the same afternoon, that patient came back with another nosebleed, which a different physician treated. Which...

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