tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 36

PHYSICIAN NOTES: Use Special Modifier For Disaster-Related Claims

You can use the new code regardless of where you’re located Don’t let your claims for treating victims of Hurricane Katrina, or future disasters, slip through the cracks. You should use the new modifier CR (Catastrophe/Disaster Related) for your Medicare contractor to process your disaster-related claims, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Sept. 26. For dates of service on or after Aug. 21, you can use the new condition code and modifier for services you provide to Hurricane Katrina refugees, regardless of your facility’s location. CMS wants Medicare contractors to recognize the new code...

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