tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2014 Issue 10

Modifier -59: "X" Marks the Spot With New HCPCS Modifiers To Identify A Distinct Service

Check out these four new modifiers for 2015 as an alternative to reporting 59 Your coding for separate and distinct services next year in the ED will get at lot more interesting, as you’ll need to choose a specific code for the reason for the distinct service.  The skinny: CMS released Transmittal 1422 in August which introduced four new HCPCS modifiers you can use starting Jan. 1, 2015.  The new modifiers replace modifier 59 (Distinct procedural service) to indicate that a code represents a service that is separate and distinct from another service with which it...

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