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Question: The patient underwent 99395 25, 81000, 58301-59, 99406 on the same day. How should I bill these codes? Oregon Subscriber Answer: You don’t need modifier 59 (Distinct procedural service) with 58301 (Removal of intrauterine device (IUD)). No bundling exists between any of these codes, so you should report: 99395-25 (Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation and management of an individual [...]
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