Question was brought up and we need clarification on these modifiers.
When a surgery AND a procedure are both done on the DOS or day before we would only need to append the modifier 57 to the E/M or H&P......or, do we nee dthe 57 for the surgery and a 59 for the procedure.
I have always used just modifier 57 for this scenario and never had a problem but someone working with me is thinking we need both.
Please shed some light on this question and explain why.
Thank you!
When a surgery AND a procedure are both done on the DOS or day before we would only need to append the modifier 57 to the E/M or H&P......or, do we nee dthe 57 for the surgery and a 59 for the procedure.
I have always used just modifier 57 for this scenario and never had a problem but someone working with me is thinking we need both.
Please shed some light on this question and explain why.
Thank you!