HeatherB_67613
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I have a question regarding the CPC practice test (sapphire). I'm a little confused on the codes that say "separate procedure" such as on question 10, code 29875. I thought you could only code a "separate procedure" code by itself? But the rationale for this question said that if you append modifier 59 to indicate it was done at a separate site it was okay and can be used along with another procedure code (answer A). Is this true for every separate procedure? For question 10 I chose answer C because I saw that 29875 was a separate procedure and I figured that since you couldn't code it with another procedure that the synovectomy was bundled into the 29880 code.
How can I avoid making this mistake again?
How can I avoid making this mistake again?