halebill
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Hello everyone!
I have an outside coding vendor telling me that some changes went into effect on January 1st in which the status indicator of many x-ray codes have changed, which now require the appending of modifier 25 to the e/m charge reported with those codes. The only literature I have seen deals with ultrasound guidance with joint injections and oncology radiation. We are an outpatient practice and routinely perform typical x-rays of extremities, chest, shoulders, etc. These services are not a procedure with a global surgical package. I can't imagine appending a modifier 25 to an e/m with an x-ray. Please chime in if you know anything about this. Thanks.
I have an outside coding vendor telling me that some changes went into effect on January 1st in which the status indicator of many x-ray codes have changed, which now require the appending of modifier 25 to the e/m charge reported with those codes. The only literature I have seen deals with ultrasound guidance with joint injections and oncology radiation. We are an outpatient practice and routinely perform typical x-rays of extremities, chest, shoulders, etc. These services are not a procedure with a global surgical package. I can't imagine appending a modifier 25 to an e/m with an x-ray. Please chime in if you know anything about this. Thanks.