Wiki 76942, with 76 modifier??

[deansmommy4]

Is it appropriate to bill a 76 modifier if you are doing a 76942 bilaterally?

For example, 76942-RT, 76942-76LT

I personally don't think so
a 76 is for a repeat procedure, which means to me "identical".

It is not considered identical because it is being done on a different body part.
Correct??

Thank you.

 

[teblizzy]

Per the AMA code manager it indicates to bill for each site and use the appropriate modifiers to identify the various locations (eg, RT, LT, 59) to be used with an example of 59 modifier in the example for the same breast FNA presented. For Medicare patients it did indicate that 76942 is reported per encounter not per number of lesions.