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Follow these Rules for Bilateral Billing Made Easy

Published on Thu Aug 17, 2017

Know what situations call for use of modifier 50 versus LT/RT. An ongoing debate within the radiology coding specialty has to do with the use of modifier 50 (Bilateral Procedure) versus the LT (Left side of body) and RT (Right side of body) modifiers. Despite the fact that Medicare offers a conclusive set of rules on bilateral billing, a general [...]
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