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Remember Medicare Prefers Modifiers X{ESPU} Over -59

Published on Tue Jul 09, 2024

Question: Can you recommend a modifier to report to Florida Medicare for a case where the surgeon submitted a charge for a central venous catheter (CVC)? Documentation indicates the surgeon placed a line on the right side of the neck and our anesthesi­ologist placed a line on the left side. I’ve tried modifier 59 twice, and it was denied both times. [...]
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