Wiki Anesthesia billing: cvp and swan ganz coming against CCI edits?

[zona6789@yahoo.com]

we went on a new computer and now I am getting cci edit for this combination
36556 with 93503. does any one know something that I do not know about this. also, can i bill more than 1 CVP? sometimes we have 2 or 3 36556 what modifier would i use in that case?

thank you!

judith

 

[mammajoy]

CVP and Swan Ganz

You may bill more than one CVP with the 59 modifier on the extra lines. You cannot bill a CVP with a Swan unless they are in separate sites. If they are in the same site you would bill the Swan.

 

[zona6789@yahoo.com]

thank you!

judith