Reader Question:
Understand 'Bilateral' Procedures — but Know Code Guidance
Published on Wed Mar 18, 2020
Question: Do I need always need to use modifier 50 when choosing a code to represent a procedure our provider performed on both sides of a patient’s body? Ohio Subscriber Answer: It may seem obvious, but the first thing you should do is “look at the CPT® descriptor for the code to which you are thinking of appending modifier 50,” [...]