
|Articles|February 1, 2004
Use -59 modifier when billing for indwelling stent
Q I am in a multiple-physician urology practice. One of our physiciansbelieves that billing 52332 with 52352 or 52353 with a 59 modifiershould be paid, and that billing 52005 with 52332 with the 59 modifiershould be paid (ie, 52005-59). When is it appropriate to use the 59modifier?
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