What are Modifiers? According to the AMA and the CMS, a modifier is a way to record or signify that a service or process has been performed and changed by some particular condition but has not changed in definition. It may also offer additional information on services that have been conducted more than once or services that have happened unexpectedly. When not all of the … [Read more...] about Understand commonly used Modifiers and how they affect reimbursements
Modifier 59
Use of Modifier 59 and Denials Management
A modifier should never be applied to increase reimbursement or to receive payment for an operation that would otherwise be packaged with another code. Modifier 59 identifies a distinct procedural service and is used to distinguish solutions and processes that are not generally recorded in the same report. It should be used, when coding for a particular session, a different … [Read more...] about Use of Modifier 59 and Denials Management
