From a coding perspective, adding an audio-only modifier to existing and widely used CPT codes is a far more feasible option than alternatives such as individual payers developing their own coding ...

CPT code modifiers are the two-digit codes attached to the five-digit CPT code, and they give more detail to a medical service. For example, 80 is the CPT code modifier that explains a surgical ...

When the care is split, the article identifies Modifier 54 as providing surgical care only while Modifier 55 is providing postoperative management only. The report also cautions to document the date ...

According to the National Correct Coding Initiative, “Carrier processing systems utilize NCCI-associated modifiers to allow payment of both codes of an edit. Modifier -59 and other NCCI associated ...

Business of the Business July 01, 2007 FAQs From the Coding and Reimbursement Hotline: Port Flush, 59 and 25 Modifiers, Anticoagulation, and Management Publication: Journal of Oncology Practice Volume ...