Modifier 25 may be appended to E&M services reported with minor surgical procedures (global period of 000 or 010 days) or procedures not covered by global surgery rules (a global indicator of XXX). Since minor surgical procedures and XXX procedures include pre-procedure, intra-procedure, and pos...
· The diagnosis associated with the E/M service does not need to be different than that for which the diagnostic medical/surgical and/or therapeutic medical/surgical procedure(s) was provided. · It is appropriate to append modifier –25 to ED codes 99281-99285 when these services lead to a...
A second surgical method involves laser scarring the soft palate to alter its dynamic response. Both of these methods have several drawbacks. First, both involve an invasive procedure resulting in significant trauma and discomfort. Furthermore, if too much of the soft palate is altered, the ...