You are an HIM manager. A recent audit of your hospital accounts with bilateral cataract procedures coded showed the following: 35 accounts coded 66984-RT Unit of service 1 66984-LT Unit of service 1 172 accounts coded 66984-50 Unit of service 1 7 accounts coded 66984 Unit of service 1 66984-50 Unit of service 1 2 accounts coded 66984 Unit of service 2 Use the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)Links to an external site. with this assignment to determine how laterality is expressed via a modifier, and the correct way to report the code. (Hints: One of the groupings of accounts above is correct.)

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