coders_rock!
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can you bill 27130 & 20680 together?
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btadlock1
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http://www.cms.gov/NationalCorrectCodInitEd/NCCIEP/list.asp
It's an NCCI Column I /Column II edit - 20680 bundles into 27130. If they're truly 2 separate procedures, add a 59 modifier to 20680 to override the edit.
nyyankees
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I will bill it only if it's from a separate incision as this is usually a part of the primary procedure anyway..
btadlock1
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You should see this article - I think it's relevant to what you're coding...
http://www.supercoder.com/articles/...leaks-by-coding-properly-for-hip-conversions/