kfrycpc
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Hi all,
I bill for wound care and lately I've been getting denials on OV that occur within the 90 day surgical global period. A lot of the patients come in a couple times a week after they may have had a lesion removed, etc. When I bill their next OV, it gets denied saying it's part of the surgical procedure. Is there a modifier I can use to show the visit was not planned for the procedure and the assessment exceeds the parameters of what is normally inclusive for the procedure? The CPT I usually bill is 99212-99214 for the OV. I looked in the CPT guide and I'm wondering if I should be using modifier 79 "unrelated procedure or service by the same physician during the postoperative period".
Also, if that's the mod to use, can I still append a 59 mod on the dsmr CPT line when there is an additional service that day (usually a 97597 or 11042).
Thanks!
Kellie
I bill for wound care and lately I've been getting denials on OV that occur within the 90 day surgical global period. A lot of the patients come in a couple times a week after they may have had a lesion removed, etc. When I bill their next OV, it gets denied saying it's part of the surgical procedure. Is there a modifier I can use to show the visit was not planned for the procedure and the assessment exceeds the parameters of what is normally inclusive for the procedure? The CPT I usually bill is 99212-99214 for the OV. I looked in the CPT guide and I'm wondering if I should be using modifier 79 "unrelated procedure or service by the same physician during the postoperative period".
Also, if that's the mod to use, can I still append a 59 mod on the dsmr CPT line when there is an additional service that day (usually a 97597 or 11042).
Thanks!
Kellie
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