Coding modifiers are typically numeric (or alpha) characters added to a medical code to signify some additional meaning. For example, modifier 25, under some circumstances, might be added to an E ...

Modifier 51 is used for two procedures in two different coding categories being performed on the same day, for example EGD and colonoscopy ... CPT updates. The American Medical Association 2014 CPT ...

Medical billing and medical coding are crucial aspects of the medical revenue landscape ... They comprise a single letter between A and V, followed by four digits. Medical coders use modifiers when a ...

Modifier 33 Preventive services is effective retroactively Jan. 1, 2011, according to CMS. The modifier can be used with CPT and HCPCS Level II prevention codes but not with codes for services that ...