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Health equity innovation

CMS has designed several initiatives to eliminate disparities in health care quality and access so that all Medicare patients...

Medicare Learning Network

The Medicare Learning Network is the brand name for official CMS national provider education products designed to promote...

Bilateral indicators

The Medicare physician fee schedule status indicators for bilateral services should be used to determine if the procedure is...

Anatomical modifiers

Procedures performed during separate patient encounters, at separate anatomic sites, or on separate specimens, may require a...

Modifier 50

Modifier 50 applies to bilateral procedures performed on both sides in the same operative session, except as indicated. Avoid...

Modifier AI

The principal physician of record appends modifier “-AI” to their initial hospital care or nursing facility visit code. All...

Modifier 22 fact sheet

Effective August 31, 2023, documentation is required for claims submitted with modifier 22. To avoid claim rejects and future...