Hi
For the following procedure "RIGHT SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY, ARTHROSCOPIC ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR, BICEPS TENOTOMY, SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION, DEBRIDEMENT OF GLENOHUMERAL JOINT." I got 3 cpt codes 29827,29826,29822. While entering these codes in my software it shows NCCI edit for 29822 which says '29822 is a component of comprehensive procedure code 29827' .
But when i went through coding clinic notes (Coding Clinic for HCPCS, Fourth Quarter 2009 Page: 6) it says there is no need to append 59 modifier with 29822.
So here Im confused with the use of 59 modifier ...Please help ..
thank you
For the following procedure "RIGHT SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY, ARTHROSCOPIC ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR, BICEPS TENOTOMY, SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION, DEBRIDEMENT OF GLENOHUMERAL JOINT." I got 3 cpt codes 29827,29826,29822. While entering these codes in my software it shows NCCI edit for 29822 which says '29822 is a component of comprehensive procedure code 29827' .
But when i went through coding clinic notes (Coding Clinic for HCPCS, Fourth Quarter 2009 Page: 6) it says there is no need to append 59 modifier with 29822.
So here Im confused with the use of 59 modifier ...Please help ..
thank you
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