Reader Question: Report EGD With Modifier 59 for Bleeding Elsewhere
Gastroenterology Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Report EGD With Modifier 59 for Bleeding Elsewhere
Published on Thu Jul 07, 2016
Question: The provider cauterized a bleeding ulcer in the stomach and took a biopsy from a separate area. We billed 43255 along with 43239-59. The claim [...]
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