Wiki Modifier 59 - codes together

[slimmagnum]

Good morning,
I am billing cpt #45331 and 45341 for one patient on the same visit. Should a modifer be used to bundle these two codes together?
Thanks!!

 

[thomas7331]

There's no way to know if a modifier 59 is appropriate without reviewing the operative report.

 

[dclark7]

Modifier 59 does not bundle codes together, it unbundles codes. According to NCCI edits these codes may be used together without a modifier, but Thomas is correct, there's no way to tell if this is appropriate without reviewing the op note.