Modifier used in ASC – 59

Some of the most common modifiers used in the ASC are:  Modifier 59: Distinct Procedural Service Under certain circumstances, the physician may need to indicate that a procedure or service was distinct or independent from other services performed on the same day....

Evaluation/Management Code Modifiers

AI Principal Physician of Record. Used by the admitting or attending physician who oversees the patient’s care, as distinct from other physicians who may be furnishing specialty care. 24 Unrelated E/M service by the same physician during a post op period –...