Wiki Mod 55 clarification please!!!!!!!

[banderson77]

I just need some clarification on the 55 mod. Is it attached to the sugery charge not the e/m?

 

[coder04]

CPT codes for use with modifer -55 are appropriate codes in the surgery section (10040-69990) and in the medicine section (90281-99600), unless limited by the third party payer.

 

[Lisa Bledsoe]

I just need some clarification on the 55 mod. Is it attached to the sugery charge not the e/m?

Surgery code. Modifier -55 is not appropriate for E/M codes.