Does anyone have any advice for this scenario? The doc scheduled a lap cholecystectomy w/cholangiography. He attempted the cholangiogram but was unable to continue because of a questionable blockage so he discontinued that and completed the lap chole. If I just billed the part that was completed (47562), reimbursement is 100%. If I use modifier -53 on the code that was intended (47563), then reimbursement is only 50%. Is this something that can be appealed successfully?
Thanks for any help,
Sue
Thanks for any help,
Sue