tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 5

Clip & Save: Keep Stress Tests Modifier-Free

Let definitions guide you when choosing the right code If your carriers are stopping your cardiac stress test claims in their tracks, you might be making a common - and easily avoidable - mistake. You don't have to attach modifier -26 (Professional component) or  -TC (Technical component) to cardiac stress test codes 93015-93018 because the CPT descriptors break out the components for you, says Lisa Center, CPC, quality review coordinator for Freeman Health System in Joplin, MO.Helpful key: Use the definitions below to note which codes represent the professional, technical or global components:  CPT 93015 - Cardiovascular...

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