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Published Date:07/16/2020
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Description — Reduced services This modifier is used to report a service or procedure that is partially reduced or eliminated at the physician's discretion.
Guidelines and Instructions
Surgical Procedures Requires documentation to be submitted with the CPT 52 modifier:
Note: Surgical services submitted with CPT modifier 52 but do not include both the complete operative report and separately identified concise statement will be rejected as "unprocessable" and must be resubmitted as new claims.
Non-Surgical Procedures "Non-surgical procedures" with the CPT modifier 52 appended require:
Radiology Services
Ophthalmology — CPT code 92136
References
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Last Updated: 07/16/2020