I'm stumped by this one, maybe someone can help straighten me out.
Family practice setting, Physician removed a nodule on patients back. Billed 11403. (Paid)
Patient returned 3 days later with a painfull abscess under right arm. Physician drained abscess. Billed 10060 (Mod 24). Denied. Global period.
I rebilled without mod 24 since this is a new, unrelated surgical procedure and submitted documentation and descriptive letter. (Denied) CPT is within the concurrent global surgical period of another procedure.
The dignosis codes and procedure codes are obviously different for each of the office visits.
Any advice. I'm a bit baffled with this one.
Family practice setting, Physician removed a nodule on patients back. Billed 11403. (Paid)
Patient returned 3 days later with a painfull abscess under right arm. Physician drained abscess. Billed 10060 (Mod 24). Denied. Global period.
I rebilled without mod 24 since this is a new, unrelated surgical procedure and submitted documentation and descriptive letter. (Denied) CPT is within the concurrent global surgical period of another procedure.
The dignosis codes and procedure codes are obviously different for each of the office visits.
Any advice. I'm a bit baffled with this one.