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Modifiers are designed to give Medicare and Modifiers and Place of Service Codes. You can find the complete list of HCPCS modifiers here Example: If a pure tone audiometry, air, CPT® is performed only on the left ear, modifiershould be appended (). Please be reminded This guide provides information on common CPT‡ code modifiers. TIP: Are you looking for a list with the HCPCS modifiers instead of the CPT modifiers? Use these modifiers Simply put, CPT modifiers add information to a CPT code about why, where, and how the procedure was performed. Modifier DescriptionIncreased Procedural ServicesUnusual AnesthesiaUnrelated Evaluation and Management Service by the Same Physician Some modifiers cause automated pricing changes, while others are used for information only. This PowerPoint presentation is being provided as a free member benefit for APMA Young Physicians. If more than one modifier is needed, list the payment modifiers—those that affect reimbursement directly—first Unusual Circumstances Modifiers Multiple procedures (many insurances, such as Medicare, electronically add this to certain CPT codes and they ask that you do not append this modifier) Staged procedure (example: applying a skin substitute weekly for coverage you must do:) Distinct procedural service when no other These modifiers give greater reporting specificity in situations where you used modifierpreviously. When selecting the appropriate modifier to report on your claim, please ensure that it is valid for the date of service billed. This procedure is a bilateral procedure and was reduced because it was only performed on one earPhysician Identifier AI: Physician of record This modifier became necessary for Medicare when consultation CPT ® Modifiers. In addition, Abbott ofers a reimbursement hotline, which provides live coding and billing information from CPT CPT MODIFIERS MODIFIERS between codes Searchp-8p pl -p6 Provider Services and Ambulatory Service Center Modifiers Category Il Modifiers Anesthesia Modifiers XE, XS, XP, and XU are valid modifiers. A modifier comprises two alpha, numeric, or alphanumeric characters reported with a HCPCS code, when appropriate.