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Wiki Attempted but unsuccessful

POS: 11 Procedure: pelvic angiogram with attempted crossing of common iliac occlusion from ipsilateral femoral and contralateral femoral access; unable to cross the lesion for angioplasty and stenting as intended. Can we bill for the intended 37221 with a modifier (which modifier?) or should we...
- pmgvascular
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- Sep 7, 2023
- 37221 attempt attempted discontinued pos 11 unsuccessful
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- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion
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Wiki Discontinued Procedure and repeat?

I have a patient whose procedure was discontinued today after the administration of anesthesia, so we are billing with the discontinued procedure modifier. However, the patient is coming back in a few days again for the procedure. Do we need to bill a repeat procedure modifier or will the...
- SydneyO
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- Mar 20, 2019
- discontinued modifier repeat
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion
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Wiki Discontinued Excision of Cyst

I am hoping for some help/reassurance with CPT code/modifier selection on a procedure. The patient presented to our family practice clinic to have a cyst removed from scalp. The physician started to excise the cyst but noted that it went further into the skull than she had anticipated. She...
- jkb77
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- Sep 19, 2017
- cyst discontinued removal
- Replies: 0
- Forum: General Surgery

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