96110 Modifier Requirements Change Again

Posted on 11. Oct, 2010 by jennifer.godreau.

BC/BS UHC, tell coder to halt 96110-59 denials with 96110-79.

If you’re ready to bill 96110 and 96110-59, think again.

One office was billing 96110 (Developmental testing; limited [e.g., Developmental Screening Test II, Early Language Milestone Screen], with interpretation and report) with modifier 59 (Distinct procedural service). BlueCross/BlueShield (BC/BS), UnitedHealthcare (UHC), and other insurers were denying the 96110-59s. “I called BC/BS on 8-19-2010 and was told that we should be using a

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