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Editor's note: This chart was reviewed by Carol Pohlig, BSN, RN, CPC, senior coding and education specialist at the University of Pennsylvania department of medicine in Philadelphia.
The March 2005 Pulmonology Coding Alert article titled "Follow This Modifier -26 and -TC Decision Matrix to Nail the Correct Code Every Time" stated that "In cases in which the physician does not own his own equipment, you should append -TC."
This should read, "In cases in which the physician does not own his own equipment, you should append modifier -26."
