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ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert

You Be the Coder:

Get A Handle on Modifiers

Published on Fri Dec 07, 2018

Question: Our ED physician attempted to reduce a fracture of the left hip, but was unable to do so. He used conscious sedation for the procedure. We’re planning to report 27265, 99285 and 99152, but we aren’t sure if any modifiers are necessary. Can you advise? Codify Subscriber Answer: In this situation, you would report the following codes and modifiers [...]
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