Reader Questions:
Know What Traditional Medicare Won’t Pay Extra For
Published on Tue May 21, 2024
Question: I thought Medicare does not pay extra for physical status modifiers or qualifying circumstances add-on codes, but a colleague told me they are billing these and receiving payment. Do you know if Medicare has changed its policy? Florida Subscriber Answer: Traditional Medicare does not recognize qualifying circumstances for additional payment, nor does it recognize or pay additional units for physical status — [...]