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 ...

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 ...

MedSafe Billing and Coding released a report reviewing modifiers that specify a certain portion of the surgical package. While payment is coded in a global surgical package to include several aspects ...

Gloria Miller, CPC, CPMA, CPPM, former vice president of reimbursement services at Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions Inc. shares which CPT codes to use. Q: What CPT codes and modifiers would be used ...

NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Modifier misuse is costing your practice thousands in reimbursement, and RAC, OIG, & Medicare are targeting practices for audits based on modifier misuse. "This doesn't ...