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 ...
Business Wire

Modifier Misuse Drives Increase in Practice Audits

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 ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Avoiding Risk Using New X Modifiers for Medicare Reimbursement

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 ...
Healio

Work RVU compensation formulas and surgery modifiers: To discount RVUs or not

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In hospital employment settings, as well as large groups, work relative value unit-based compensation agreements ...
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 ...