Modifiers describe special circumstances without changing the definition or meaning of the code used to report services. Modifiers are added to CPT or HCPCS codes. Modifiers are like playing Monopoly.

The use, or misuse, of Current Procedural Terminology code modifiers in physician compensation plans could lead to unintended cash compensation figures, according to an article from Integrated ...

An easy-to-understand issue brief details the correct use of the AMA’s Current Procedure Terminology (CPT ®) code set’s modifier 25, lists payer policies that may impede appropriate payment, and links ...

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) definition of Modifier 25 is as follows: Modifier 25 – this Modifier is used to report an Evaluation and Management (E/M) service on a day when another service ...

CPT codes help track and report medical services for billing. You can check the codes on your medical bills and benefits statements to spot errors. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes help ...

Use the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set to bill outpatient & office procedures.

This procedure would be reported by the usual CPT code along with the modifier -74. If this modifier is not used and the patient has to return to the center for the same procedure, then the subsequent ...

Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter tackle a question regarding billing for a stone procedure. The following operative report was submitted: “A rigid cystoscope was used to intubate the meatus.