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Take Payer Policy Into Account With Modifier 59 Usage

Published on Tue Oct 13, 2020

Question: A patient had a transrectal ultrasound (US) that resulted in ultrasound-guided biopsies of the left and right lobe of the prostate. Next, the surgeon went on to perform a transurethral resection of the anterior wall of the bladder. What’s the CPT® coding? Indiana Subscriber Answer: With documentation of a transurethral resection of the bladder, you know you will be [...]
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