i AM BRAND NEW TO FACILITY CODING AND AM COMPLETELY CONFUSED WITH THE MODIFIER ISSUE IN VOLUME 3 PROCEDURES CODING!!! :-(
In reporting Volume 3 ICD-9 Procedure Code 20.01 for a myringotomy with tubes, done bilaterally, PLACE OF SERVICE: outpatient hospital surgery, HOW DO i INDICATE ITS A BILATERAL PROCEDURE? wITH A MODIFIER? OR DO i REPORT IT TWICE?
Help asap?!
Janice
In reporting Volume 3 ICD-9 Procedure Code 20.01 for a myringotomy with tubes, done bilaterally, PLACE OF SERVICE: outpatient hospital surgery, HOW DO i INDICATE ITS A BILATERAL PROCEDURE? wITH A MODIFIER? OR DO i REPORT IT TWICE?
Help asap?!
Janice