Why was the creation of a new audio-only modifier necessary? Several reasons: data collection, policy implementation, health care equity, widespread need, and service specificity.

AI medical coding tools use OCR to read physicians’ notes. While ChatGPT can process and generate text, it does not have built-in OCR capabilities.

Modifier -73 — CPT guidelines state that the physician may cancel a surgical or diagnostic procedure subsequent to the patient’s surgical preparation (including sedation when provided, and being taken ...

The modifiers below are approved modifiers for use with peripheral block procedures. Payment will only be made once during an episode of care. Modifier -59 is required to distinguish the block from ...

Done correctly [2], coding automation has the ability to derive and apply from over 200,000 medical codes - ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS, HCC, MIPS and Modifiers - ensuring accurate, efficient and ...