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[msingh23]

Need some assistance if any modifer (59 OR any of the New X modifiers) is required when billing 20611 and 20605 same encounter.
Any input is appreciated.
Thank you

 

[ollielooya]

Ran this thru my AAPC coder scrubber and do not see anything other than a bilateral modifier prompt if its needed (50), but for the two separate services performed on the same encounter no modifier is needed. Remember this is for MCR. For private payers, you may need to add modifier 51 on 20605. This is what the coding program pulled up.