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Feb 29th, 2012 - Elizabeth1205tx 2
CPT® code and modifier
What is the CPT® code for a return visit to the physicians office 2 weeks post-surgery? Also what modifier would I use with this code.
Mar 1st, 2012 - koatsj 160
re: CPT® code and modifier
If the date of service is still in a global period, you would not bill the insurance company unless it was unrelated to the surgery. In that case, you would bill the appropriate e/m code with unrelated diagnosis code and add modifier -24. If it is purely postop, we use CPT® 99024 for internal auditing purposes with V67.09. It does not get billed to the insurance company.