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Mend This Multiple Modifier Mess

Published on Wed May 22, 2024

Question: I have a denied claim for a patient who had 11 same-day lipoma removals. The procedures were as follows: 24075 right upper arm x 5 24075 left upper arm x 2 25071 right forearm x 2 25071 left forearm x 1 25071 left wrist x 1 I tried correcting by using modifier 59 on the procedures that had multiple removals [...]
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