Reader Questions:
Add CS Modifier to E/M, COVID-19 Tests Only in This Encounter
Published on Tue Aug 11, 2020
Question: One of our private insurers is requiring us to append modifier CS to all line items for the prevention, identification, diagnosis or treatment of COVID-19. So, if my provider administers a nebulizer treatment, flu test, or strep test to help with breathing or to determine the patient’s illness, do I append CS to these items? Oregon Subscriber Answer: Medicare, [...]