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    Wiki 50 Modifier vs Separate Lines

    How do yall find out/know if a CPT codes uses the 50 bilateral modifier or requires separate lines for each side? I keep getting it wrong and I dont see anywhere in the CPT book that specifies.
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    Wiki The laterality not documented by the provider

    Hi, This is a time-sensitive question since I am being pressured by upper management to use the laterality specific dx. The provider has mentioned in his notes "Pain in shoulder, unspecified laterality". Patient is having a left shoulder x-ray performed. I am being told that the dx to be used...
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    Wiki Why was I marked wrong? (Practicode Case ID: OPD7183)

    The documentation: Why isn't the RT modifier listed for the right salpingectomy?
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