if a patient comes in within 2 days for an ICD lead explant, ICD re implant, and a repositioning of another lead... do all three received the 'unplanned return' 78, or just the one with the highest RVU
thanks in advance
thanks in advance
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Wiki how many modifiers?
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iowagirl77
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Each charge that is within the global of the first procedure will need a modifier, not just the highest RVU. Requiring a modifier on each charge allows you to identify any procedure within global that could be for a different reason, such as staged (58) or unrelated (79).
thank you so so much 