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Medicare has started to deny all of our diagnostic angiographies when billed in conjunction with a stent placement. We always previously appended a 26 and 59 modifier to 93555 and 93556 to indicate that this was not "roadmapping" or to assist with the intervention, however, this is no longer working and we are receiving denials from Medicare stating submission/billing error and indicating that these codes have been bundled in with the stent placement. Is there a new trick to getting diagnostic angiography paid when a stent placement is also performed?
Thanks for any help,
Melissa
Thanks for any help,
Melissa