Coding:
Rely on Modifier 25 to Procure Separate E/M Payment
Published on Tue Nov 24, 2015
E/M-25 service must exceed E/M built into procedure code. If your physician performs a procedure and a separate evaluation & management (E/M) service for the same patient during the same encounter, you might be able to report an E/M code in addition to the procedure. How? The E/M service must be separately identifiable, and you must append modifier 25 (Significant, [...]