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    Wiki Appropriate modifier for dialysis cath placement

    Our physician has placed a tunnelled dialysis catheter during the post op period of AV graft placement (36830). We are questioning what the appropriate modifier would be for 36558. The catheter placement is related to the underlying condition- not the graft placement. So, -79 modifier would...
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    • -58 modifier -79 modifier av graft tunnel cath
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    • Forum: Modifiers
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