Reader Questions: Add Modifier 59 for Control of Bleed of an Inpatient
Inpatient Facility Coding & Compliance Alert
Reader Questions:
Add Modifier 59 for Control of Bleed of an Inpatient
Published on Fri Jun 12, 2015
Question: Our gastroenterologist just attended to a Medicare inpatient and performed an EGD with biopsy and control of bleeding. The E/M was of highest level. How [...]
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