Wiki Palliative Care Billing

[dtricia]

Since Palliative Care has its own specialty code now (17), is it still necessary to use the 77 modifier to avoid denial for 'two billings, same specialty, same day'?

Tricia Didier, RHIT, CPC-CCS-P

 

[cluke]

I too am wondering if anyone knows the answer to this.

Thank you.