Can modifier 25 be used with procedure 99396?
Modifier 25 can be used with procedure 99396, which is a preventive medicine evaluation and management service. This modifier indicates that a significant, separately identifiable E/M service was performed on the same day as another procedure. If a patient receives a preventive visit along with a separate, medically necessary service during the same encounter, modifier 25 would be appropriate to indicate the additional service. However, proper documentation must support the necessity of the additional E/M service.