Auditing modifiers--the two-digit codes attached to procedure codes to alter their descriptions--plays a key part in verifying that claims for healthcare services were filed accurately and processed ...

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Leslie Johnson, CCS-P, CPC ...

2. Under-utilization of -59: It’s not taboo. When the Medicare edits (NCCI) correct coding modifier indicator (i.e., 1) allows a modifier to indicate a “separate” and “distinct” procedure, users may ...

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 ...