jtuominen
Guru
Hi there--
It is appropriate to bill 93524 with a 59 modifier for a transeptal puncture performed in order to advance a catheter for an EP study and ablation (93620/93651) when the dictation did not support that anything was out of the ordinary or that there was a distinct reason why the doctor elected to do the transseptal puncture in order to complete the EP study? Wondering what others may do in this siutation since there is a CCI edit when 93524 is billed with 93620 and 93651.
It is appropriate to bill 93524 with a 59 modifier for a transeptal puncture performed in order to advance a catheter for an EP study and ablation (93620/93651) when the dictation did not support that anything was out of the ordinary or that there was a distinct reason why the doctor elected to do the transseptal puncture in order to complete the EP study? Wondering what others may do in this siutation since there is a CCI edit when 93524 is billed with 93620 and 93651.