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Your Membership Pays You Back Community, collaboration, and evidence-based information are more valuable than ever. Modifier 51 Multiple Procedures Modifier 51 Multiple Procedures indicates that multiple procedures were performed at the same session. It applies to: Different procedures performed at the same session A single procedure performed multiple times at different sites A single procedure performed multiple times at the same site Modifier 51 comes into play only when two or more procedures are performed.
Modifier 59 Distinct Procedural Service Modifier 59 Distinct Procedural Service indicates that a procedure is separate and distinct from another procedure on the same date of service.
Indications for use of modifier Different session or encounter on the same date of service Different procedure distinct from the first procedure Different anatomic site Separate incision, excision, injury or body part While modifier 51 and 59 both apply to additional procedures performed on the same date of service as the primary procedure, modifier 51 differs from modifier 59 in that it applies to procedures that may be more commonly expected to be performed during the same session.
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Intubation, endotracheal, emergency procedure. Arterial catheterization or cannulation for sampling, monitoring or transfusion separate procedure ; percutaneous. Insertion and placement of flow directed catheter eg, Swan-Ganz for monitoring purposes.
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