Please note this question was answered in 2021. The coding advice may or may not be outdated.
Facility coding Epicardial VT ablation
Date: Mar 15, 2021
Question:
In your previous Q&A concerning epicardial VT ablation you have suggested appending modifier -22 for the extra work of the pericardial access, but modifier -22 is not approved for ambulatory surgery center or hospital OP use. How should the facility report these procedures?
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