The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that it is creating four new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) modifiers that will further refine the popular -59 ...
Regulatory changes related to COVID-19 are flying at a fast pace these days and some of the most recent changes affect how you should code for telehealth services and COVID-19 testing when billing ...
Why was the creation of a new audio-only modifier necessary? Several reasons: data collection, policy implementation, health care equity, widespread need, and service specificity. Prior to the ...
A viewpoint article published in Health Affairs described the creation and benefits of the CPT Modifier 93 code for audio-only telehealth use among Medicaid beneficiaries. Before the COVID-19 pandemic ...
The use, or misuse, of Current Procedural Terminology code modifiers in physician compensation plans could lead to unintended cash compensation figures, according to an article from Integrated ...
Medical billing and coding translate a patient encounter into the languages healthcare facilities use for claims submission and reimbursement. Billing and coding are separate processes, but both are ...
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For separately reported services specifically identified as preventive, the modifier should not be used. What this means to coders The application of modifier -33 is primarily to indicate the impact ...