Being a newbie in an orthopedic practice, I have a question for anyone who may want to answer it.
We often bill for injections. So How will I code a bilateral injection if the diagnosis does not have a bilateral ICD-10 code? would you still use 20610-50 with the 2 diagnosis codes (for left and right) or to save space, can you use the unspecified code?
Billing manager seems to think it redundant to use the modifier 50 and the 2 distinct codes. She wants to use the unspecified diagnosis code.
I was thinking the 50 is for the 2 units of the injection "and why do we need 2 injections?' because....... hence the 2 distinct codes.....
any help is always greatly appreciated!
We often bill for injections. So How will I code a bilateral injection if the diagnosis does not have a bilateral ICD-10 code? would you still use 20610-50 with the 2 diagnosis codes (for left and right) or to save space, can you use the unspecified code?
Billing manager seems to think it redundant to use the modifier 50 and the 2 distinct codes. She wants to use the unspecified diagnosis code.
I was thinking the 50 is for the 2 units of the injection "and why do we need 2 injections?' because....... hence the 2 distinct codes.....
any help is always greatly appreciated!