CMS is establishing four new, more specific modifiers that will eventually replace modifier 59 (distinct procedural service) and the new modifiers will be effective on Jan. 1, according to an ...

1. Incorrect utilization of -59 by ASCs to replace or mimic the -51 used by physicians. Physician practices apply the -51 modifier to multiple procedures after the primary procedure. While the -51 ...

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 ...

In addition to the creation of several new CPT codes for 2015, one CPT change is not about a new code but rather an old modifier. Modifier –59 is used when we want to communicate with the insurance ...

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Gloria Miller, CPC, CPMA, CPPM, former vice president of reimbursement services at Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions Inc. shares which CPT codes to use. Q: What CPT codes and modifiers would be used ...