tci E/M Coding Alert - 2016 Issue 12

Modifiers: Use G Modifiers to Represent ABN Situation

Medicare uses G modifiers to specify why practice issues ABN. Patients that report to your physician for evaluation and management (E/M) services that Medicare might not completely cover should always be on your advance beneficiary notice (ABN) radar. Once you’ve provided the patient with the ABN, Medicare also asks that you append the proper G modifier. While the G modifiers are not required to garner pay for the services, experts think it’s a good idea to use the modifiers for compliance reasons. G modifiers also make things easier on payers, as they indicate whether you will be...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci E/M Coding Alert.


Stay informed, get answers to your E/M coding and documentation questions, and find the help you need to bank your deserved pay with your subscription to TCI’s E/M Coding Alert.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 500 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 2013 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • tci E/M Coding Alert +Archives

demo
request yours today
subscribe
start today
newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.