Wiki Medicare unbundling modifier

[slantzer]

we are billing a lab 88305 same day as mohs surgery 17311 and Medicare wants an unbundled modifier on the lab we usually us tc , they don't want that they said that's not it..... HELP

 

[luhre]

we are billing a lab 88305 same day as mohs surgery 17311 and Medicare wants an unbundled modifier on the lab we usually us tc , they don't want that they said that's not it..... HELP

There is an edit on 88305 with 17311. A modifier is allowed on 88305 as long as it is unrelated to 17311. I would use one of the X modifiers if appropriate.

 

[slantzer]

Thank you see what I can figure out