Good Afternoon,
There still seems to be some argument over the use of modifier -33 with non-Medicare Surveillance Colonoscopy cases.
The March 2013 AAPC Cutting Edge contained an article on Screening vs. Surveillance Colonoscopies. The article advised of using V12.72 as primary diagnosis for patients with history of polyps. In such cases, is anyone appending the -33 modifier?
Thanks,
GTrinidad
There still seems to be some argument over the use of modifier -33 with non-Medicare Surveillance Colonoscopy cases.
The March 2013 AAPC Cutting Edge contained an article on Screening vs. Surveillance Colonoscopies. The article advised of using V12.72 as primary diagnosis for patients with history of polyps. In such cases, is anyone appending the -33 modifier?
Thanks,
GTrinidad