DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2009 Issue 10 (October)

CMS: 3 new modifiers you must use for ‘never event' surgeries

You'll need to attach one of three new modifiers when filing claims for a "never event" surgery. You still won't get paid for never event claims because of medical necessity (PBN 6/22/09). But the modifier you use sends a signal to your carrier to place the patient and the date of service for the surgical error on a list, CMS says.

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