law and ethics


Modifier #Modifier description
22 Unusual Procedual Services
23 Unusual Anesthesia
24 Unrelated Evaluation and Management Service by the Same Physician During a Postoperative Period
25 Significant, Separately Identifiable Evaluation and Management Service by the Same Physician on the Same Day of the Procedure or Other Service
26 Professional Componetn
32 Mandated Services
47 Anesthesia by Surgeon
50 Bilateral Procedures
51 Multiple Procedures
52 Reduced Services
53 Discontinued Procedure
54 Surgical Care Only
55 Postoperative Management Only
56 Preoperative Management Only
57 Decision for Surgery
58 Staged or Related Procedure or Service by the Same Physician During the Postoperative Period
59 Distrinct Procedureal Service
62 Two Surgeons
63 Procedure Performed on Infamts less than 4 kg.
66 Surgical Team
76 Repeat Procedure by Same Physician
77 Repeat Procedure by Another Physician
78 Return to the Operating Room for a Related Procedure During the Postoperative Period
79 Unrelated Procedure or Service by the Same Physician During the Postoperative Period
91 Repeat Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test
99 Multiple Modifiers
P1 A normal healthy patient
P2 A patient with mild systemic disease
27 Multiple Outpatient Hospital E/M Encounters on the Same Date
73 Discontinued Out-Patitent Hosptial/Amburlatory Surgery Center (ASC) Procedure Prior to the Administration of Anesthisia
74 Discontinue Out-Patient Hospital/Ambulatory Surgery Cener (ASC) Procedure After Administration of Anesthesia
LC Left circumflex conronary artery (Hospitals use with code 92980-92984, 92995, 92996
LD Left anterior descending coronary artery (Hospitals use with codes 92980-92984, 92995, 92996
LT Left side (used to identify procedures performed on the left side of the body)
RC Right coronary artery (hopsital use with codes 92980-92984, 92995, 92996
RT Right side (used to identify procedures performed on the right side of the body