Modifier Madness: Understanding New and Old Difficult to Operationalize Modifiers 2016

Topics

• PO, new modifier related to CT scans that are not NEMA compliant
• A review of the following modifiers from a coding, billing, compliance and revenue perspective:
• L1 to report unrelated laboratory services, -59 and the X(EPSU) modifiers, 25, and a round-up of others of significance
• Proposed new modifier for collecting information on services related to comprehensive APC services under Medicare’s outpatient prospective payment system
• Understand the revenue and compliance risk of these modifiers
• Reference information will be provided so you can find information on these modifiers quickly

Who should Attend

• Patient financial services staff and/or billing specialists
• Coding professionals
• Compliance officers
• HIM directors