The definition of the QZ modifier by Medicare is for a CRNA service without medical direction by a physician. According to the report, for Medicare, medical direction is not achieved unless the ...

The update added HCPCS Level II codes to the list, effective for Medicare claims with dates of service on or after January 1. CMS recently added a half dozen codes to the list of services that may be ...

AudioEducator, a division of ProEdTech, will host a two-session Virtual Boot Camp on “CMS Modifiers: Coding, Billing, and Compliance Regulations.” When providers use modifiers incorrectly, it leads to ...

CMS revealed more than 20,000 clinicians will receive a positive payment adjustment on their Medicare physician fee schedule payments this year under the 2018 Value Modifier, which is based on quality ...

In 2015 Medicare launched the Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier program, the largest US ambulatory care pay-for-performance program to date and a precursor to the forthcoming Merit-based ...