I am aware that the new 2011 PT modifier is to be used to identify a screening that turned into a therapeutic procedure with the screening V76.51 as primary diagnosis.
My question is one step further;
The colonoscopy is a screening, there are polyps found and removed by different techinques in different areas (decending by snare 45385), (transverse by forcep 45380) & (ascending by hot bx 45384).
45385, 45384-59 & 45380-59
Do I append the PT modifier to all three procedure codes?
45385-PT, 45384-PT-59 & 45380-PT-59
Diagnosis; primary on all as screening V76.51, followed by polyp 211.3 as secondary.
Thanks for your response(s).
plynn
My question is one step further;
The colonoscopy is a screening, there are polyps found and removed by different techinques in different areas (decending by snare 45385), (transverse by forcep 45380) & (ascending by hot bx 45384).
45385, 45384-59 & 45380-59
Do I append the PT modifier to all three procedure codes?
45385-PT, 45384-PT-59 & 45380-PT-59
Diagnosis; primary on all as screening V76.51, followed by polyp 211.3 as secondary.
Thanks for your response(s).
plynn