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Pay Attention to MUEs Before Reporting Multiple Lines

Published on Tue Aug 25, 2015

Question: Medicare is denying our claims for bilateral carpal tunnel injections by saying they exceed the amount able to be billed in one day. I usually bill it at 20526-RT then 20526-LT with diagnosis 354.0. Do I need to use a modifier 51? Wisconsin Subscriber Answer: When reporting Medicare physician services, you should bill bilateral procedures with modifier 50 (Bilateral procedure) and [...]
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