Appropriate use of assistant at surgery modifiers and payment indicators
Here is clarification on the appropriate use of modifiers to report assistant at surgery services and how payment is determined...
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Bilateral indicators
The Medicare physician fee schedule status indicators for bilateral services should be used to determine if the procedure is...
Modifier 66 fact sheet
Surgeons append modifier 66 to claims indicating they were on a team of surgeons performing a specific procedure on the same...
Medicare Part A DDE user guide manual
View this manual for assistance with the DDE application through the Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS). This manual...
Telehealth service modifiers
Telehealth modifiers should be submitted with distant site telehealth services. Patient must be present and participating in...
Utilizing modifier 91: Repeat clinical laboratory tests
View this article for instructions on how and when to use modifier 91.
Anatomical modifiers
Procedures performed during separate patient encounters, at separate anatomic sites, or on separate specimens, may require a...
Modifier 50
Modifier 50 applies to bilateral procedures performed on both sides in the same operative session, except as indicated. Avoid...
Modifier AI
The principal physician of record appends modifier “-AI” to their initial hospital care or nursing facility visit code. All...
Modifier 62 fact sheet
Surgeons append modifier 62 to claims indicating they were co-surgeons on the same patient during the same operative session...