I have a surgeon who less than 30 days prior perfomed a 19125 for bloody discharge from left nipple. Excised the duct and submitted it to pathology. Now the surgeon wants a 99215 for a 45 minute, 100% consultation for DCIS.
Would the 99215 be billable with a 24 modifier? Nothing documented about carcinoma in the procedure visit, everything was nipple discharge. However, because it is the same anatomy, would that place this encounter unbillable?
Appreciate any feedback
Would the 99215 be billable with a 24 modifier? Nothing documented about carcinoma in the procedure visit, everything was nipple discharge. However, because it is the same anatomy, would that place this encounter unbillable?
Appreciate any feedback