AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 1 (January)
Modifiers (January 2007)
January 2007 page 30d Coding Communication:Modifiers Question Is it appropriate to append modifiers to "unlisted procedure" codes? AMA Comment No. Because unlisted codes do not include descriptor language that specifies the components of a particular service, these codes are reported without modifiers. Modifiers are used to indicate that a service or procedure performed was altered by some specific circumstance but not changed in its definition or code. Because unlisted codes do not include descriptor language that specifies the components of a particular service, there is no need to "alter" the meaning of the code. Modifiers (January 2007). CPT® Assistant...
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