Current procedural terminology modifiers 25 and 57 may be confusing to some coders, but each serves a specific purpose, according to an AAPC report. For an evaluation and management visit when a ...
On January 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) introduced 4 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System modifiers, known collectively as the - X(EPSU) modifiers, as a subset of ...
Modifiers enable the physician to clarify situation in which a procedure or services performed--differs in some way from that described by its usual CPT® code. Picking the right modifiers is ...
Q: In the use of modifier -33, it appears to me that all copays and deductibles associated with preventive A services (e.g., colorectal screening colonoscopy) including associated facility fees would ...