mccg240 week 4 discussion-Tamia

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Nov 24, 2024

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Hi Everyone!!!! CPT code: 99395 -Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation and management of an individual including an age and gender appropriate history, examination, counseling/anticipatory guidance/risk factor reduction interventions, and the ordering oflaboratory/diagnostic procedures, established patient; 18-39 years. Modifier: 51 - The additional procedure(s) or service(s) may be identified by appendingmodifier 51to the additional procedure or service code(s)." In other words, modifier 51 reports that a physician performed two or more surgical services during one treatment session. I believe the correct CPT code for this case is 99395 because the encounter was for an annual physical exam for a 39-year-old.Additionally, the modifier 51 should be added for the skin tag removals

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