Modifiers

Do you report the involvement of an assistant surgeon? If not, you could be missing out on rightful reimbursements! Many practices fail to report surgical assistance properly. The primary reason? Limited understanding of modifiers!   That’s where the ‘Assistant at Surgery’ modifiers come in, highlighting the involvement of a physician or other qualified professional in a […]

Federal and state health departments usually supply influenza, pneumococcal, COVID-19, and hepatitis B vaccines for free to healthcare providers to prevent the spread of contagious diseases through various programs like VFC.  According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s ‘Vaccination Trends’ for 2024-25, nearly half of the adult population in the USA is

What do you know about laterality modifiers? You cannot skip these modifiers if you have performed a procedure on one of the paired body parts, such as eyes, ears, arms, legs, and even organs. We all know that medical billing isn’t just about submitting timely claims. It is also about specifying everything. RT and LT

Have you ever billed an anesthesia service that required more effort? Most minor procedures typically need local anesthesia. However, some cases don’t go as planned and end up requiring general anesthesia services. So, how do you handle this unusual complication? The answer is obviously through a modifier. Modifier 23 is often applied in such cases.

How do you inform a payer about the patient being fully responsible for all the charges? Through the GY modifier! You can communicate any situation with a specific modifier. These codes are the key to avoiding complicated issues or conflicts. So, what exactly is the role of modifier GY? This two-character code indicates that a

Are you tired of receiving denials on medical claims with modifier 59? If your answer is affirmative, then it is time to conduct an internal audit because you may be inappropriately appending every other claim with the modifier 59 in hopes of bypassing the bundling issues. This revelation may sound harsh, but it can be

How do payers compensate different healthcare providers involved in the same patient’s care? They require billing entities to use modifiers! Did you know that there is always a modifier for a specific situation? For the longest time, modifier 59 was the only choice for indicating distinct services. However, it was often misapplied to bypass bundling

Some procedures are more complex than others and may require the expertise of multiple surgeons. Modifiers help identify such procedures on the medical claim. However, there is not one modifier that fits all surgeon-related situations. As a result, while billing for surgical procedures with several surgeons, many may keep scratching their heads as to which

The medical billing specialists and certified professional coders (CPCs) at MediBillMD understand that healthcare facilities often strain their revenue cycle due to frequent claim denials caused by overusing and misusing modifiers. Thus, our experienced team decided to pen down a guide related to the modifier 27, which is exclusively for institutional billing.   So, if you

The concept of modifiers presents an opportunity to bill the rendered care services more precisely and ensure accurate reimbursement. However, this added specificity comes with many challenges. Whether or not to use a modifier, when to use a modifier, and which modifier to use? All are questions that cloud the minds of healthcare providers and