Wiki Unilateral Screening Mammo

[dballard2004]

I don't know if this is the correct forum to post this question or not.....

If a patient presents to the clinic for a screening mammo that is only performed unilateral, how do you report this?

Do you report code 77057 with modifier 52?

or

Do you report code 77056?

My understanding has always been that 77057 is for screening mammos (as indicated in the description of the code) and 77055/77056 are for diagnostic mammos (but the description does not state this).

Any clarification is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[srinivas r sajja]

77057-52

 

[Rajebpt]

its 77057 with 52 mod as we dont have specified unlilateral screening mammo code like diagnostic,we should reduce the service with mod 52

 

[dballard2004]

My thanks to both of you!