Here are three common but critical mistakes made by ASC coders when using modifier -59, according to Cristina Bentin, principal of Coding Compliance Management.

One of the most incorrectly reported modifiers is the -59 modifier (distinct procedural service). Only under certain circumstances should the -59 modifier be applied. The overuse and misuse of the -59 ...

Auditing modifiers--the two-digit codes attached to procedure codes to alter their descriptions--plays a key part in verifying that claims for healthcare services were filed accurately and ...