eutsler
Networker
My surgeons frequently perform the lumpectomy and SLNB through separate incisions. There are no CCI edits for these two codes. Would you use a -51 or a -59 on 38525? Have you found that different insurances have different requirements?
I've been using -59 without issues, and I think I started due to problems with a payer, but someone recently told me I should be using -51. No other procedures are being performed by the surgeons.
I've been using -59 without issues, and I think I started due to problems with a payer, but someone recently told me I should be using -51. No other procedures are being performed by the surgeons.