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Try CasePilot| Short Descr | Generator neuro rechg bat sy | Coverage | Special coverage instructions apply | Pricing Indicator(s) | 53 – Statute | MPI | A – Not applicable, as HCPCS priced under one methodology | Statute | 1833(T) | BETOS | D1A – Medical/surgical supplies | TOS Code(s) | 9 – Other medical items or services | Added Date | 1/1/2006 | APC Status Indicator | Items and Services Packaged into APC Rates | ASC Payment Indicator | Packaged service/item; no separate payment made. | MUE | 2 | MUE | Not applicable/unspecified. | OTS Orthotic | No |
| 59 | Distinct procedural service: under certain circumstances, it may be necessary to indicate that a procedure or service was distinct or independent from other non-e/m services performed on the same day. modifier 59 is used to identify procedures/services, other than e/m services, that are not normally reported together, but are appropriate under the circumstances. documentation must support a different session, different procedure or surgery, different site or organ system, separate incision/excision, separate lesion, or separate injury (or area of injury in extensive injuries) not ordinarily encountered or performed on the same day by the same individual. however, when another already established modifier is appropriate it should be used rather than modifier 59. only if no more descriptive modifier is available, and the use of modifier 59 best explains the circumstances, should modifier 59 be used. note: modifier 59 should not be appended to an e/m service. to report a separate and distinct e/m service with a non-e/m service performed on the same date, see modifier 25. | GW | Service not related to the hospice patient's terminal condition | GY | Item or service statutorily excluded, does not meet the definition of any medicare benefit or, for non-medicare insurers, is not a contract benefit | HB | Adult program, non geriatric | SG | Ambulatory surgical center (asc) facility service |
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