Wiki in stating modifiers, does the level I code have to come first?

[The Angel Of the South]

On a practicode case, I coded LT-22, and got dinged for stating them in the wrong order. The rationale says the modifiers are 22-LT. Would my code get rejected like that in real life? Are we required to state the level I modifier first and level II second?

 

[midnight1995]

Per the guidelines: If more than one modifier is needed, list the payment modifiers - those that affect reimbursement directly - first: Payment Modifiers included: 22,26,50,51,52,53,54,55,58,78,79,AA,AD, TC, QK, QW and QY
In the above Modifier 22 should be 1st and LT should be 2nd Modifier.

 

[Orthocoderpgu]

On a practicode case, I coded LT-22, and got dinged for stating them in the wrong order. The rationale says the modifiers are 22-LT. Would my code get rejected like that in real life? Are we required to state the level I modifier first and level II second?

Modifiers that change payment are listed first. Descriptive modifiers follow. An insurance would not process this line with -LT -22.