Anesthesia Coding Alert

Modifier Update:

Stay Atop These Medicare Changes to Locum Tenens Guidelines

Modifier QC is still valid — but under a new name. If your anesthesia practice is like most others, you have long turned to temporarily hiring a substitute physician to fill the gap when one of your regular physicians takes a leave of absence for vacation, health reasons, or other circumstances. The term for this is locum tenens billing, which [...]
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