Kand941
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We are trying to figure out proper usage of the all elusive 33 modifier. When used with a colonoscopy, it is fairly straight forward. If the patient comes in for a screening colonoscopy and something is found we add the 33 modifier to the diagnostic colonoscopy code to indicate it went from screening to diagnostic.
In an article in the Part B News, the scenerio was: patient came in for preventative visit (example 99396) and the doctor determined it was necessary to discuss issues as well. This would then be billed as a preventative visit (99396) and an e/m code with a 33 modifier (let's say 99213-33)...so it would look like 99396, 99213-33.
Is anyone doing this and having success?
In an article in the Part B News, the scenerio was: patient came in for preventative visit (example 99396) and the doctor determined it was necessary to discuss issues as well. This would then be billed as a preventative visit (99396) and an e/m code with a 33 modifier (let's say 99213-33)...so it would look like 99396, 99213-33.
Is anyone doing this and having success?