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.

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

CMS has added 13 new modifiers and extended the one of one, as indicated in the January 2011 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor.

Q: What CPT codes and modifiers would be used to report excisional debridement for removal of a 2x4-cm ulcer on a patient’s right buttocks with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)?

FAQs From the Coding and Reimbursement Hotline: Port Flush, 59 and 25 Modifiers, Anticoagulation, and Management ...

To bill for diagnostic tests, understand these three modifiers The final part of this three-part series on modifiers concentrates on the components used for diagnostic reimbursement.