Jessica Edmiston is manager, coding, for National Medical Billing Services. Q: Concerning screening colonoscopies, our ambulatory surgery center is having no problem using the -PT modifier for ...

The modifiers below are approved modifiers for use with peripheral block procedures. Payment will only be made once during an episode of care. Modifier -59 is required to distinguish the block from ...

Therapists working in today’s ever-evolving healthcare landscape know that keeping up with coding changes isn’t just an administrative task; it’s a clinical imperative. The tools we use to describe ...