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CTO 92943 Clarification use Mod 52 or 53

Date: Dec 2, 2019

Question:

For physician billing, if the intent of procedure is CTO but only angioplasty is performed, is a modifier -52/53 required? Or since 1 of the 3 components is performed would no modifier be required?

Question ID : 13343
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