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08-21-2007, 04:39 PM

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Pediatric coding question

When billing well child checks i.e. 99393, can you affix a modifier and bill 99173 (vision screening) successfully?

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08-22-2007, 01:14 PM

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Hi there....I found a really cool link/article on a Pediatric Coding Alert that addresses your question. Hope it helps & Good Luck!

http://codinginstitute.com/sample/pca_sample.pdf

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