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Reduced services
—This modifier differs from modifier 53 in that a service was not discontinued, it was a reduced from the total description of the procedure. When modi- fier 52 is utilized, payers will often request documentation to determine what portion of the service was reduced. If significant, they may reduce the allowable payment. One example would be when a service that is clearly defined or intended to be a bilateral service is performed unilater- ally. If a pure tone audiometry, air, (92552) is performed only on the left ear, modifier 52 should be appended (92552-52). This procedure is a bilateral procedure and was reduced as it was only completed on one ear. Some services are identified by CPT® to be a unilateral or a bilat- eral procedure, such as 92227 Remote imaging for detection of retinal disease with analysis and report under physician supervision, unilateral or bilateral. Since by definition of the code, it can be a unilateral procedure, if it is only per- formed on one eye, a modifier 52 would not be necessary or appropriate. Bilateral Modifier 50 Bilateral procedure —This modifier identifies a service that is performed bilaterally. It is only utilized if the exact procedure is performed on two body areas that come in pairs (example, ears, legs, hands, etc.). To accurately report modifier 50, the service should be reported on one line item with one unit of service. The claim should have the fee doubled to capture both procedures. Expected reim- bursement would be at 150 percent of the allowable, which is based on 100 percent for the first procedure and 50 per- cent for the second procedure, following normal multiple procedure reduction rules. This modifier is not always accepted by all payers and some payers would rather you identify two line items utilizing an RT modifier on one and an LT modifier on the other. This does identify the exact same information. Again, you must know your payers to determine how they want bilateral services reported. For example, if a joint injection was performed in both the right and the left knee, it could be reported as: Download 0,66 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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