AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 5 (May)
Hospital Outpatient Reporting Part V, Use of CPT Modifiers -25, -27, -50, -51, and HCPCS Level II Modifiers (May 2003)
May 2003 pages 7-16 Coding Communication:Hospital Outpatient Reporting Part V, Use of CPT Modifiers -25, -27, -50, -51, and HCPCS Level II Modifiers Communication, communication, communication! How often have you heard someone demand that we communicate better? Well good news, the two-letter or two-number "modifiers" approved for hospital outpatient reporting to Medicare will help you communicate more clearly. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recognizes that "modifier" usage is integral to the use of the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and updates its Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) to reflect specific OPPS modifier reporting policy and instruction. Because...
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