(When 1 physician performed the postoperative management and another physician performed the surgical procedure, the post op component may be identified by adding this modifier to the procedure code.) Modifier -56 Preoperative Management Only (When 1 physician performed the preop care and eval and...
The outcome is to submit CPT® modifier 78 with CPT® code 49002. Example 2: Right cataract extraction (CPT® code 66984) was performed on May 1. On June 30, within the post-op period of the cataract removal surgery, a YAG laser capsulotomy (CPT® code 66821) was performed on ...