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Beware of Reporting Bilateral Services Twice

Question: How do you bill 36245-50 bilaterally? Does the 50 modifier tell them it was done twice on both sides? Do you bill it with two units or bill it twice. I am confused about how to demonstrate that each side was selectively injected. Codify Subscriber Answer: Bilateral reporting can be specific to the payer. Some will have policies stating [...]
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