Readers Questions:
Resort to Modifier 59 for Justified Unbundling of Foot Procedures
Published on Fri Aug 07, 2015
Question: Our podiatrist's op report states that he performed a bunion correction on the left foot of a patient using a McBride type procedure. After that, he also removed a ganglion cyst that was over the sinus tarsi area of the patient's foot. How should we report the procedures? What is a McBride procedure? Missouri Subscriber Answer: You can report the bunion [...]