Disaster/Emergency-Related CR and ER modifiers

Use of the CR Modifier and DR Condition Code for Disaster/Emergency-Related Claims Policy: The DR Condition Code: • The DR condition code is used for institutional billing only. • Use of the DR condition code is required when a service is affected by an emergency or...

What Q5 Modifier and detailed analysis

Understanding Q5 Modifier Recently, AdvanceMed identified, in performing both post pay medical reviews and data analysis regarding trends in utilization, that the Q5 modifier is being used and/or billed incorrectly. It appears that the misunderstanding of the...

Tips for Modifiers use in an Ambulatory Surgery Center

Modifiers have had reporting relevance since the implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) payment methodology for procedures performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), and hospital-based ASCs. On the basis of approval by the...

Medicare ABN Modifier

ABN Modifiers Modifier GA should be used when physicians, practitioners, or suppliers want to indicate that they expect that Medicare will deny an item or service as reasonable and necessary and they have on file an Advance Beneficiary Notification (ABN) signed by the...