Sep 1, 2012 · Modifiers are critical to telling the story of your medical coding claim. We discuss three such modifiers that require precise application: 58, 78, and 79.

Jul 1, 2015 · Differentiate 78 from 58, 79 Don’t mix up modifiers 78 and 79 Unrelated procedure or service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional during the postoperative …

Jul 14, 2017 · Modifier 78 implies that the follow up procedure was directly related to the initial operation. Considering the example from earlier, the displacement followed the original manipulation. For any …

Jun 1, 2017 · Choosing the most appropriate modifier can be confusing — especially when two or more modifiers have similar descriptors.

Feb 17, 2020 · Modifier 79: Unlike procedures you would modify with 78 or 58, some cases require that you append 79 (Unrelated procedure or service by the same physician or other qualified health care …

Feb 21, 2018 · Unlike the modifier 58, which is treating the same problem that was treated by the initial surgery, modifier 78 treats a problem or condition created by the initial surgery. The initial surgery …

Jul 1, 2001 · Modifier -79 -- unrelated procedure or service by the same physician during the postoperative period Choosing the proper modifier is difficult, in part because the descriptions of …

Jan 1, 2001 · An example of when to append the -78 modifier occurs when a patient has a total knee replacement (27447, arthroplasty, knee, condyle and plateau; medial AND lateral compartments with …

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 78 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Provider Services and Ambulatory Service Center …

Mar 1, 2025 · This procedure is coded with modifier 78 appended. Modifier 79 Unrelated procedure or service by the same physician or other qualified healthcare professional during the postoperative …