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Podiatry General Billing

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JDunleavey1031

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Hi,

I'm new to podiatry coding/billing, and I just have a general question about nail debridements and trimming. My physician bills codes 11720 and 11719 together frequently. She documents correctly; she debrides and then trims the nails. Could I bill these two codes together with a modifier 51 on the trimming? I don't think a modifier 59 will work, but I could be wrong.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!
 
JDunleavey1031 said:
Hi,

I'm new to podiatry coding/billing, and I just have a general question about nail debridements and trimming. My physician bills codes 11720 and 11719 together frequently. She documents correctly; she debrides and then trims the nails. Could I bill these two codes together with a modifier 51 on the trimming? I don't think a modifier 59 will work, but I could be wrong.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!
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I would be really surprised if she is getting paid for this....according NCCI edits these codes are mutually exclusive to each other and should not be billed together. The 11720-11721 includes "nails are shortened and shaped"
 
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