Medical billing Modifiers 79 & 59

Global Surgery – 79 Modifier 79 Unrelated Procedure by the Same Physician During the Postoperative Period: The physician may need to indicate that the performance of a procedure or service during the postoperative period was unrelated to the original procedure....

CPT modifier 78

Global Surgery – 78 Modifier 78 Return to the Operating Room for a Related Procedure During the Postoperative Period: The physician may need to indicate that another procedure was performed during the postoperative period of the initial procedure. When this...

Global Surgery – 57 Modifier

Modifier 57 – Decision for Surgery. An evaluation and management service that resulted in the initial decision to perform the surgery may be identified by adding modifier 57 to the appropriate level of E/M service. E/M services on the day before or on the day of...