• 1 Modifiers 52 and 53: How to Get Paid for Reduced Services and Halted Procedures

• 2 Modifiers -52 and -53 Defined

• 3 How to Bill for Laparoscopic Procedures When There's Only an Open Code Available

• 4 Modifier -59: Straightening the Latest Wrinkle in Medicare Reimbursement for Pap Smear Collection

• 5 News Briefs: No More Secret Ob/Gyn "Black Box" Edits

• 6 News Briefs: Use Modifier -G7 When Billing for Abortions

• 7 Reader Questions: V Code for Injectable Birth Control

• 8 Reader Questions: Professional Component for Ultrasounds