Pulmonology Coding Alert

Check These Examples of Unilateral, Bilateral Lung Services

Before you report the bilateral modifiers on your claim, make sure you know whether your chest care services can be reported bilaterally. You can confirm which services are modifier 50-eligible by consulting the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Following you can find a sampling of commonly-billed pulmonology codes and which categories they fall into: Bilateral Surgery Rules Don’t Apply (Have a [...]
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