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  1. KStaten

    Wiki Repeat Injections with E/M Codes

    Greetings Fellow Coders! :) Scenario: A new patient is evaluated and found to have OA of the left knee. On that visit, the physician decides to perform an injection and bills an E/M (99203) with a modifier 25. At that visit, the physician does not "plan" another injection. If the patient...
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    • e/m injection modifier modifier 25 repeat
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    • Forum: Orthopaedics
  2. S

    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...
  3. C

    Wiki Repeat of minor surgery during global

    If a minor surgery needs to be repeated during the global period, and is done in the exam room (thus you can't use modifier 78), is this ever billable? For example, an I&D of an abscess is performed (which has a 10 day global), but a few days later the patient returns because the abscess has...
  4. J

    Wiki 2nd Arteriogram after aneurysm clipping

    Patient with known cerebral aneurysm, has a four vessel arteriogram to determine if the aneurysm will be coiled or clipped. The patient has their aneurysm clipped, and a repeat 4 vessel arteriogram was performed on the same day. Same neurointerventional radiologist does both arteriograms...
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