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Duplicate and repeat services
When the same service billed more than once for one member on one date is a repeat service and when it is a duplicate payment.
Current version
v2.3
in force since 2025-07-01 · as at 2026-04-02
Versions on file
2
back to 2024-04-01
Applies to
All lines of business
All states
Cited in this batch
3
claims tested against it
Where this sits
OwnerClaims Editing Governance
Lines of businessAll lines of business
StatesAll states
External basisCMS NCCI Policy Manual ch. 1 · CPT modifier definitions
Version history
v2.3
2025-07-01 → current
In force now
Units above one on a single-site procedure now require an anatomical modifier or modifier 59 on the line, not only in the record.
Extracted from
CPP-021_duplicate-and-repeat-services_v2.3.md
— 1 page, indexed under
__live__,
so a finding on this version can quote it.
- A second unit of a single-site procedure is payable only with RT, LT, 50, or 59 / X{EPSU} on the line.
- A repeat service on the same date requires modifier 76 or 77 and a documented clinical reason.
- Absent a modifier, the second and subsequent units are recoverable in full.
v2.2
2024-04-01 → 2025-06-30
Superseded
Baseline duplicate logic. A modifier documented in the record was accepted without being present on the claim line.
No source document in the index. A finding on this version can
cite it by name but cannot quote a passage.
- A second unit is payable where the record documents a distinct site or session.
Claims in this batch tested against this policy
| Claim | Date of service | Version applied | Role | Paid | At risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLM-0000004 | 11 Mar 2026 | v2.3 | Decisive | $135.42 | $67.71 |
| CLM-0000010 | 02 Mar 2026 | v2.3 | Supporting | $67.71 | — |
| CLM-0000012 | 30 Mar 2026 | v2.3 | Supporting | $304.88 | — |
This policy is synthetic — an internal document written for this demo. The external basis it cites is real.