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    Health Service Code 98.92D

    Nipple/areola tattooing following repair or reconstruction

    NOTE:

    May only be claimed when performed by a physician.

    Category:M Minor Procedure
    Base rate:$295.83

    Fee modifiers:

    TypeCode# of callsExplicitActionAmount
    CALLNBRSER1For Each Call Pay Base At100%
    CALLNBRSER2 - 2For Each Call Pay Base At75%
    LVPLVP75YesReduce Base To75%

    Governing Rules:

    • 6.1

      If a physician performs a minor procedure and provides a service warranting a claim for an office visit or a home visit on the same day, benefits for both may be claimed only if the services and diagnoses are unrelated.

    • 6.2

      If a service is provided in a hospital emergency department, AACC or UCC, only the minor procedure or the visit benefit, whichever is the greater, may be claimed, unless the problems are emergencies and the diagnoses are unrelated.

    • 6.7.1

      If a minor procedure (M or M+) is provided with a hospital visit on the same day, only the greater benefit HSC may be claimed.