Current procedural terminology modifiers 25 and 57 may be confusing to some coders, but each serves a specific purpose, according to an AAPC report. For an evaluation and management visit when a ...

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 ...

Why was the creation of a new audio-only modifier necessary? Several reasons: data collection, policy implementation, health care equity, widespread need, and service specificity. Prior to the ...

MedSafe Billing and Coding released a report reviewing modifiers that specify a certain portion of the surgical package. While payment is coded in a global surgical package to include several aspects ...