Wiki 59 modifier - I billed j2001 with 59 mod. BCBS

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I billed j2001 with 59 mod. BCBS denied prosedure because of 59 modifier(not apropriate) which modifier I have to use if procedure bundled

 

[Lisa Bledsoe]

What are you coding J2001 for? This is IV infusion of lidocaine. If you are using it for topical anesthesia of a procedure site, that is not the appropriate use for this code. Topical anesthesia is inclusive to all procedures. I can't think of any scenario on the physician side of coding that J2001 would be used...