CRNA services modifiers

CRNA Services AA Anesthesia services personally performed by an anesthesiologist. The -AA modifier is used for all basic procedures. P1 Normal healthy patient. P2 Patient with mild systemic disease. P3 Patient with severe systemic disease. P4 Patient with severe...

E/M Service: Global Surgery Denials

Denial Reason, Reason/Remark Code(s) • CO-97 – Global Surgery Denials: Services submitted for the same patient by the same doctor on the same day as or within the post-op period of a major/minor procedure are bundled into the global surgery package and are not...

What is Modifiers – For Beginners

Modifiers A modifier provides a physician with the means to indicate that a service/procedure is altered by some specific circumstance, but not changed in its definition or code. By modifying the meaning of a service, modifiers may be used in some instances when...

CPT CODE G0839 and who is covered benefit

Ultrasound Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) HCPCS/CPT Codes G0389 – Ultrasound exam for AAA screening ICD-10-CM Codes See https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coverage/CoverageGenInfo/ICD10.html for individual Change Requests (CRs) and coding translations for...