FractalMind
Guru
Hi, I'm anesthesia coder and we often code epidural injections/catheters and blocks for post-op pain mgmt, we have always appended mod. -59 for all pain mgmt procedures along with the anesthesia services, here's an example:
715.96
27447
01402=7
62319-59=9
64445-59=7
64447-59=7
Is this correct?
our doctors often do more then one of these together, but recently our Mgr told us that we need to append -59 to the 1st & higher unit injection/block/catheter and -51 modifier to the rest of the procedures, here's how now we have to code:
715.96
27447
01402=7
62319-59=9
64445-51=7
64447-51=7
I've been researching and cannot find anything on mod-51 to be used for post-op pain mgmt, I believe using -59 modifier for all post-op injections/blocks done on the same day was Right, what do you think?
715.96
27447
01402=7
62319-59=9
64445-59=7
64447-59=7
Is this correct?
our doctors often do more then one of these together, but recently our Mgr told us that we need to append -59 to the 1st & higher unit injection/block/catheter and -51 modifier to the rest of the procedures, here's how now we have to code:
715.96
27447
01402=7
62319-59=9
64445-51=7
64447-51=7
I've been researching and cannot find anything on mod-51 to be used for post-op pain mgmt, I believe using -59 modifier for all post-op injections/blocks done on the same day was Right, what do you think?