Question: What’s the difference between a spinal allograft and an autograft? Answer: If the surgeon harvests bone from the patient’s own body, you’ll code for an autograft with one of the following codes: +20936 — Autograft for spine surger...
Pain management specialties might make use of modifier 52 as well.
The situation is bound to happen: A patient undergoing surgery has complications, and your anesthesiologist must stop his services. Are you prepared to recognize a situation that calls for...
Anesthesia, patient well-being can clue you in to the best modifier choice.
When your urologist ends a procedure early, you know you need to append a modifier to the procedure code, but the challenge is deciding between modifier 52 or...