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Are there any rules of thumb regarding when to use the modifiers for -LT and -RT? For example, according to the answer key for the Workbook exercises Chapter 27 #41 and 43:
69320_LT is used for Myringoplasty of the left ear.
69661 (without _LT) is used for Left stapedectomy with footplate drill out.
This seems to arbitrary to me and I never know when to use these modifiers even though clearly there are Left and Right ear drums and Left and Right stapes.
69320_LT is used for Myringoplasty of the left ear.
69661 (without _LT) is used for Left stapedectomy with footplate drill out.
This seems to arbitrary to me and I never know when to use these modifiers even though clearly there are Left and Right ear drums and Left and Right stapes.