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Apply These Guidelines Before Appending These Modifiers

Published on Tue Jan 12, 2021

Question: Occasionally, our pediatrician has to stop a vision or hearing screening because the child doesn’t recognize letters or won’t stand or sit still for the duration of the screen. When this happens, should I append a modifier such as 52 or 53 to the 99173 or 92551 to indicate that the screening could not be completed? North Carolina Subscriber [...]
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