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03-01-2010, 04:50 PM
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Bilateral Procedure Question
I know this is a very basic question but I can't get a straight answer... is there one way that is accepted by Medicare, Medicare replacements, and commertial insurances to bill bilateral procedures? Every site I look at says something different.
some examples are: 92135 -50, 2 units, single charge $ or 92135 -50, 1 unit, double charge $ or 92135-LT, single charge 92135-RT, single charge Are any of these ways universal??? HELP! 
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03-02-2010, 06:29 AM
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It just depends on your carrier. Here in Alabama, Medicare wants xxxxx-50 with one unit and double price; Alabama Medicaid wants xxxxx-LT X 1 and xxxxx-RT X 1; most commercial carriers prefer xxxxx X 1 and xxxxx-50 X 1. And since they are paying they get to call the shots.
Have fun. Jerri, CPC
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03-02-2010, 09:59 PM
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Bilateral Procedure Question
According to Medicare, the application of the bilateral payment rule is dependent on the bilateral indicator on the Medciare Fee Schedule Database MFSDB).The bilateral payment adjustment does not apply to a procedure with 0,2 or 3 indicator and CPT 92135 falls under indicator 3. Do not use modifier -50, instead use RT, LT- on one line with (2) in unit column.
Hope this helps. Nidhi M., CPC www.symbiosisbilling.com
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03-03-2010, 11:58 AM
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http://www.cms.hhs.gov/pfslookup/02_PFSsearch.asp
Click on payment policy indicators and enter your information. This link provides the status indicator. The link below translates the definitions of those indicators. http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PhysicianFeeS...umPerPage=2000 Under downloads, click RVU09C Open the PDF and go to pages 10-11 for bilateral.
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03-19-2010, 09:14 AM
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Bilateral procedure question
I have found this document helpful:
http://www.lamedicare.com/provider/d...MODFLW2000.pdf
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