The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services acknowledges that there are code combinations that may warrant an exception in reporting based on clinical documentation. Coders tend to err on the side ...

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 ...

CMS has added 13 new modifiers and extended the one of one, as indicated in the January 2011 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor. Most of the new modifiers went into effect Jan. 1, but one new modifier ...

Here are the anesthesia claims modifiers and guidance for when to report them, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s Medicare Claims Processing Manual.

AudioEducator, a division of ProEdTech, will host a two-session Virtual Boot Camp on “CMS Modifiers: Coding, Billing, and Compliance Regulations.” When providers use modifiers incorrectly, it leads to ...