Wiki Billing multiple excision to Medicare

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If you have 20 lipoma excisions and you are billing Medicare would the correct way be

example

24071 x 2 units Rt 214.8
24071 59 Lt 214.8
24075 x11 units 59 Rt 214.8
24075 x 6 units 59 Lt 214.8
 
I have found with Medicare that it is better to not do a code x 2

each code should be listed individually with proper use of modifiers of course


i know in this case it is a lot of line items, but thats how i would do it, providing that my dictation was sufficient with size and depth of each tumor excision and location.

Caprice Walder, CPC
 
If you have 20 lipoma excisions and you are billing Medicare would the correct way be

example

24071 x 2 units Rt 214.8
24071 59 Lt 214.8
24075 x11 units 59 Rt 214.8
24075 x 6 units 59 Lt 214.8

Unless you can be more specific with modifiers (hcpcs location modifiers), what you have stated is correct. If you list multiple lines with the same CPT/modifier combo, they will be denied as duplicate. You are better off with "units".
 
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