New Specific HCPCS Modifiers for Distinct Procedural Services

Effective January 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced they are issuing four specific Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) modifiers that will supersede Modifier 59—used to identify procedures/services, other than E/M services, that are not normally reported together, but are appropriate under the circumstances. Check out the Payment and Practice Management Department’s latest article “New Specific HCPCS Modifiers for Distinct Procedural Services (Modifier 59)” to learn more about Modifier 59, the new HCPCS modifiers, and documentation requirement changes from the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) pertinent to anesthesiologists and pain physicians.