Becker's ASC

Is Facility Fee Charge Waived for Medicare When Using Modifier -33: Q&A With Rosalind Richmond of GENASCIS

Is Facility Fee Charge Waived for Medicare When Using Modifier -33: Q&A With Rosalind Richmond of GENASCIS Rosalind Richmond, CCS, is chief coding and compliance officer for GENASCIS.
Becker's ASC

Coder’s Guide to ASC and Physician Practice Modifiers

Modifiers (usually 2-digits) are added to the main procedure code to signify that the procedure has been altered by a distinct factor. Modifiers are accepted by most payors. Modifiers can increase or ...
Becker's Hospital Review

How physicians fared in the first year of Medicare’s Value-Based Payment Modifier program

The first year of Medicare’s Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier program saw 29.3 percent of eligible practices penalized for failing to register and report data, according to a study published in ...
HealthLeaders Media

CMS Expands List of COVID-Related Services Eligible for Modifier -CS

The update added HCPCS Level II codes to the list, effective for Medicare claims with dates of service on or after January 1. CMS recently added a half dozen codes to the list of services that may be ...
Fierce Healthcare

Auditing tips for modifier 59

Auditing modifiers--the two-digit codes attached to procedure codes to alter their descriptions--plays a key part in verifying that claims for healthcare services were filed accurately and processed ...
Healio

To bill for diagnostic tests, understand these three modifiers

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Let’s see how you make out on this little quiz. Answer the following questions true or false. The answers are ...
Healio

CMS lowers CRC screening coverage age, requires new modifier for follow-up colonoscopy

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CMS has announced expanded coverage for specific colorectal cancer screening tests by lowering the minimum age ...