Hand:
Think Twice Before Appending Modifier 22 to This Hand Surgery Case
Published on Tue Nov 05, 2013
Look for clues in the op note to signal the surgeon’s extra work. Little-known fact: You can’t automatically code additional procedures when your surgeon documents an artery exploration and dissection during hand surgery. Dissection of a mass from an artery or nerve is included in the mass excision codes and is not separately reportable. Check out the following op note, [...]