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Remember Your Modifiers with Line Placements

Published on Tue Aug 10, 2021

Check whether your payer requires 59. Because providers normally perform line placements in conjunction with other anesthesia-related services, you may need to distinguish the services on the claim. Here’s how: Append modifier 59 (Distinct procedural service) to the appropriate line placement code. Example: “Some payers require a 59 modifier appended to the CVA (central venous access) code and some carriers [...]
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