Tame the Modifier Monster with help from the experts at The Coding Institute
Making sure your coding is compliant is a never-ending struggle. Trying to piece together all the rules and guidelines on when to use (or not use) modifiers can drive you crazy, and choosing the wrong modifier could be sending up red flags for payers and auditors. Lucky for you the experts at The Coding Institute have created the 2008 Modifier Coding Survival Guide. This how-to coding guide for using modifiers for both Medicare and private payers uses clear, real-world examples to make sure you're using modifiers correctly right now. The guide breaks down and discusses each modifier and the steps coders should take to use them accurately.
Here's what you'll learn to make modifiers easy to use:
- You can get paid for using modifier 21 - we'll tell you when.
- Do you know how to define unusual ? There's an easy way to know when 22 applies.
- Think only anesthesiologists can use 23? Not after you read this.
- Don't be afraid of the modifier 25 monster & It could be the answer to your office visit coding woes.
- Modifiers 26 and TC: It's not always about who owns the equipment.
- Claim missing modifier 32? Then your payment's probably missing, too.
- There's 1 tool you should use before reporting bilateral procedures & and it's right at your fingertips.
- Are you skipping modifier 51? Be careful.
- And much more!
Each chapter in the 2008 Modifier Coding Survival Guide gives you easy-to-use, practical tips and strategies that you can use immediately to make sure your physicians receive every penny they deserve for the work they do.
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