Codify By AAPC
HCPCS Range Modifiers for HCPCS codes
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Dressing for one wound ( A1 )
2
Dressing for two wounds ( A2 )
3
Dressing for three wounds ( A3 )
4
Dressing for four wounds ( A4 )
5
Dressing for five wounds ( A5 )
6
Dressing for six wounds ( A6 )
7
Dressing for seven wounds ( A7 )
8
Dressing for eight wounds ( A8 )
9
Dressing for nine or more wounds ( A9 )
10
Anesthesia services performed personally by anesthesiologist ( AA )
11
Medical supervision by a physician: more than four concurrent anesthesia procedures ( AD )
12
Registered dietician ( AE )
13
Specialty physician ( AF )
14
Primary physician ( AG )
15
Clinical psychologist ( AH )
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Principal physician of record ( AI )
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Clinical social worker ( AJ )
18
Non participating physician ( AK )
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Physician, team member service ( AM )
20
Alternate payment method declined by provider of service ( AO )
21
Determination of refractive state was not performed in the course of diagnostic ophthalmological examination ( AP )
22
Physician providing a service in an unlisted health professional shortage area (hpsa) ( AQ )
23
Physician provider services in a physician scarcity area ( AR )
24
Physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist services for assistant at surgery ( AS )
25
Acute treatment (this modifier should be used when reporting service 98940, 98941, 98942) ( AT )
26
Item furnished in conjunction with a urological, ostomy, or tracheostomy supply ( AU )
27
Item furnished in conjunction with a prosthetic device, prosthetic or orthotic ( AV )
28
Item furnished in conjunction with a surgical dressing ( AW )
29
Item furnished in conjunction with dialysis services ( AX )
30
Item or service furnished to an esrd patient that is not for the treatment of esrd ( AY )
31
Physician providing a service in a dental health professional shortage area for the purpose of an electronic health record incentive payment ( AZ )
32
Item furnished in conjunction with parenteral enteral nutrition (pen) services ( BA )
33
Special acquisition of blood and blood products ( BL )
34
Orally administered nutrition, not by feeding tube ( BO )
35
The beneficiary has been informed of the purchase and rental options and has elected to purchase the item ( BP )
36
The beneficiary has been informed of the purchase and rental options and has elected to rent the item ( BR )
37
The beneficiary has been informed of the purchase and rental options and after 30 days has not informed the supplier of his/her decision ( BU )
38
Procedure payable only in the inpatient setting when performed emergently on an outpatient who expires prior to admission ( CA )
39
Amcc test has been ordered by an esrd facility or mcp physician that is part of the composite rate and is not separately billable ( CD )
40
Amcc test has been ordered by an esrd facility or mcp physician that is a composite rate test but is beyond the normal frequency covered under the rate and is separately reimbursable based on medical necessity ( CE )
41
Amcc test has been ordered by an esrd facility or mcp physician that is not part of the composite rate and is separately billable ( CF )
42
Policy criteria applied ( CG )
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0 percent impaired, limited or restricted ( CH )
44
At least 1 percent but less than 20 percent impaired, limited or restricted ( CI )
45
At least 20 percent but less than 40 percent impaired, limited or restricted ( CJ )
46
At least 40 percent but less than 60 percent impaired, limited or restricted ( CK )
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At least 60 percent but less than 80 percent impaired, limited or restricted ( CL )
48
At least 80 percent but less than 100 percent impaired, limited or restricted ( CM )
49
100 percent impaired, limited or restricted ( CN )
50
Catastrophe/disaster related ( CR )
51
Cost-sharing waived for specified covid-19 testing-related services that result in and order for or administration of a covid-19 test and/or used for cost-sharing waived preventive services furnished via telehealth in rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers during the covid-19 public health emergency ( CS )
52
Oral health assessment by a licensed health professional other than a dentist ( DA )
53
Upper left, eyelid ( E1 )
54
Lower left, eyelid ( E2 )
55
Upper right, eyelid ( E3 )
56
Lower right, eyelid ( E4 )
57
Erythropoetic stimulating agent (esa) administered to treat anemia due to anti-cancer chemotherapy ( EA )
58
Erythropoetic stimulating agent (esa) administered to treat anemia due to anti-cancer radiotherapy ( EB )
59
Erythropoetic stimulating agent (esa) administered to treat anemia not due to anti-cancer radiotherapy or anti-cancer chemotherapy ( EC )
60
Hematocrit level has exceeded 39% (or hemoglobin level has exceeded 13.0 g/dl) for 3 or more consecutive billing cycles immediately prior to and including the current cycle ( ED )
61
Hematocrit level has not exceeded 39% (or hemoglobin level has not exceeded 13.0 g/dl) for 3 or more consecutive billing cycles immediately prior to and including the current cycle ( EE )
62
Subsequent claims for a defined course of therapy, e.g., epo, sodium hyaluronate, infliximab ( EJ )
63
Emergency reserve supply (for esrd benefit only) ( EM )
64
Service provided as part of medicaid early periodic screening diagnosis and treatment (epsdt) program ( EP )
65
Emergency services ( ET )
66
No physician or other licensed health care provider order for this item or service ( EY )
67
Left hand, second digit ( F1 )
68
Left hand, third digit ( F2 )
69
Left hand, fourth digit ( F3 )
70
Left hand, fifth digit ( F4 )
71
Right hand, thumb ( F5 )
72
Right hand, second digit ( F6 )
73
Right hand, third digit ( F7 )
74
Right hand, fourth digit ( F8 )
75
Right hand, fifth digit ( F9 )
76
Left hand, thumb ( FA )
77
Item provided without cost to provider, supplier or practitioner, or full credit received for replaced device (examples, but not limited to, covered under warranty, replaced due to defect, free samples) ( FB )
78
Partial credit received for replaced device ( FC )
79
Service provided as part of family planning program ( FP )
80
Most recent urr reading of less than 60 ( G1 )
81
Most recent urr reading of 60 to 64.9 ( G2 )
82
Most recent urr reading of 65 to 69.9 ( G3 )
83
Most recent urr reading of 70 to 74.9 ( G4 )
84
Most recent urr reading of 75 or greater ( G5 )
85
Esrd patient for whom less than six dialysis sessions have been provided in a month ( G6 )
86
Pregnancy resulted from rape or incest or pregnancy certified by physician as life threatening ( G7 )
87
Monitored anesthesia care (mac) for deep complex, complicated, or markedly invasive surgical procedure ( G8 )
88
Monitored anesthesia care for patient who has history of severe cardio-pulmonary condition ( G9 )
89
Waiver of liability statement issued as required by payer policy, individual case ( GA )
90
Claim being re-submitted for payment because it is no longer covered under a global payment demonstration ( GB )
91
This service has been performed in part by a resident under the direction of a teaching physician ( GC )
92
This service has been performed by a resident without the presence of a teaching physician under the primary care exception ( GE )
93
Non-physician (e.g. nurse practitioner (np), certified registered nurse anesthetist (crna), certified registered nurse (crn), clinical nurse specialist (cns), physician assistant (pa)) services in a critical access hospital ( GF )
94
Performance and payment of a screening mammogram and diagnostic mammogram on the same patient, same day ( GG )
95
Diagnostic mammogram converted from screening mammogram on same day ( GH )
96
"opt out" physician or practitioner emergency or urgent service ( GJ )
97
Reasonable and necessary item/service associated with a ga or gz modifier ( GK )
98
Medically unnecessary upgrade provided instead of non-upgraded item, no charge, no advance beneficiary notice (abn) ( GL )
99
Multiple patients on one ambulance trip ( GM )
100
Services delivered under an outpatient speech language pathology plan of care ( GN )
101
Services delivered under an outpatient occupational therapy plan of care ( GO )
102
Services delivered under an outpatient physical therapy plan of care ( GP )
103
Via asynchronous telecommunications system ( GQ )
104
This service was performed in whole or in part by a resident in a department of veterans affairs medical center or clinic, supervised in accordance with va policy ( GR )
105
Dosage of erythropoietin stimulating agent has been reduced and maintained in response to hematocrit or hemoglobin level ( GS )
106
Via interactive audio and video telecommunication systems ( GT )
107
Waiver of liability statement issued as required by payer policy, routine notice ( GU )
108
Notice of liability issued, voluntary under payer policy ( GX )
109
Item or service statutorily excluded, does not meet the definition of any medicare benefit or, for non-medicare insurers, is not a contract benefit ( GY )
110
Item or service expected to be denied as not reasonable and necessary ( GZ )
111
Court-ordered ( H9 )
112
Child/adolescent program ( HA )
113
Adult program, non geriatric ( HB )
114
Adult program, geriatric ( HC )
115
Mental health program ( HE )
116
Substance abuse program ( HF )
117
Opioid addiction treatment program ( HG )
118
Integrated mental health/substance abuse program ( HH )
119
Integrated mental health and intellectual disability/developmental disabilities program ( HI )
120
Employee assistance program ( HJ )
121
Specialized mental health programs for high-risk populations ( HK )
122
Intern ( HL )
123
Less than bachelor degree level ( HM )
124
Bachelors degree level ( HN )
125
Masters degree level ( HO )
126
Doctoral level ( HP )
127
Group setting ( HQ )
128
Family/couple with client present ( HR )
129
Family/couple without client present ( HS )
130
Multi-disciplinary team ( HT )
131
Funded by child welfare agency ( HU )
132
Funded state addictions agency ( HV )
133
Funded by state mental health agency ( HW )
134
Funded by county/local agency ( HX )
135
Funded by juvenile justice agency ( HY )
136
Funded by criminal justice agency ( HZ )
137
Competitive acquisition program no-pay submission for a prescription number ( J1 )
138
Competitive acquisition program, restocking of emergency drugs after emergency administration ( J2 )
139
Competitive acquisition program (cap), drug not available through cap as written, reimbursed under average sales price methodology ( J3 )
140
Dmepos item subject to dmepos competitive bidding program that is furnished by a hospital upon discharge ( J4 )
141
Administered intravenously ( JA )
142
Administered subcutaneously ( JB )
143
Skin substitute used as a graft ( JC )
144
Skin substitute not used as a graft ( JD )
145
Administered via dialysate ( JE )
146
Drug amount discarded/not administered to any patient ( JW )
147
Lower extremity prosthesis functional level 0 - does not have the ability or potential to ambulate or transfer safely with or without assistance and a prosthesis does not enhance their quality of life or mobility. ( K0 )
148
Lower extremity prosthesis functional level 1 - has the ability or potential to use a prosthesis for transfers or ambulation on level surfaces at fixed cadence. typical of the limited and unlimited household ambulator. ( K1 )
149
Lower extremity prosthesis functional level 2 - has the ability or potential for ambulation with the ability to traverse low level environmental barriers such as curbs, stairs or uneven surfaces. typical of the limited community ambulator. ( K2 )
150
Lower extremity prosthesis functional level 3 - has the ability or potential for ambulation with variable cadence. typical of the community ambulator who has the ability to transverse most environmental barriers and may have vocational, therapeutic, or exercise activity that demands prosthetic utilization beyond simple locomotion. ( K3 )
151
Lower extremity prosthesis functional level 4 - has the ability or potential for prosthetic ambulation that exceeds the basic ambulation skills, exhibiting high impact, stress, or energy levels, typical of the prosthetic demands of the child, active adult, or athlete. ( K4 )
152
Add on option/accessory for wheelchair ( KA )
153
Beneficiary requested upgrade for abn, more than 4 modifiers identified on claim ( KB )
154
Replacement of special power wheelchair interface ( KC )
155
Drug or biological infused through dme ( KD )
156
Bid under round one of the dmepos competitive bidding program for use with non-competitive bid base equipment ( KE )
157
Item designated by fda as class iii device ( KF )
158
Dmepos item subject to dmepos competitive bidding program number 1 ( KG )
159
Dmepos item, initial claim, purchase or first month rental ( KH )
160
Dmepos item, second or third month rental ( KI )
161
Dmepos item, parenteral enteral nutrition (pen) pump or capped rental, months four to fifteen ( KJ )
162
Dmepos item subject to dmepos competitive bidding program number 2 ( KK )
163
Dmepos item delivered via mail ( KL )
164
Replacement of facial prosthesis including new impression/moulage ( KM )
165
Replacement of facial prosthesis using previous master model ( KN )
166
Single drug unit dose formulation ( KO )
167
First drug of a multiple drug unit dose formulation ( KP )
168
Second or subsequent drug of a multiple drug unit dose formulation ( KQ )
169
Rental item, billing for partial month ( KR )
170
Glucose monitor supply for diabetic beneficiary not treated with insulin ( KS )
171
Beneficiary resides in a competitive bidding area and travels outside that competitive bidding area and receives a competitive bid item ( KT )
172
Dmepos item subject to dmepos competitive bidding program number 3 ( KU )
173
Dmepos item subject to dmepos competitive bidding program that is furnished as part of a professional service ( KV )
174
Dmepos item subject to dmepos competitive bidding program number 4 ( KW )
175
Requirements specified in the medical policy have been met ( KX )
176
Dmepos item subject to dmepos competitive bidding program number 5 ( KY )
177
New coverage not implemented by managed care ( KZ )
178
Left circumflex coronary artery ( LC )
179
Left anterior descending coronary artery ( LD )
180
Left main coronary artery ( LM )
181
Laboratory round trip ( LR )
182
Fda-monitored intraocular lens implant ( LS )
183
Left side (used to identify procedures performed on the left side of the body) ( LT )
184
Medicare secondary payer (msp) ( M2 )
185
Six month maintenance and servicing fee for reasonable and necessary parts and labor which are not covered under any manufacturer or supplier warranty ( MS )
186
Nebulizer system, any type, fda-cleared for use with specific drug ( NB )
187
New equipment ( NU )
188
A normal healthy patient ( P1 )
189
A patient with mild systemic disease ( P2 )
190
A patient with severe systemic disease ( P3 )
191
A patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life ( P4 )
192
A moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation ( P5 )
193
A declared brain-dead patient whose organs are being removed for donor purposes ( P6 )
194
Surgical or other invasive procedure on wrong body part ( PA )
195
Surgical or other invasive procedure on wrong patient ( PB )
196
Wrong surgery or other invasive procedure on patient ( PC )
197
Diagnostic or related non diagnostic item or service provided in a wholly owned or operated entity to a patient who is admitted as an inpatient within 3 days ( PD )
198
Positron emission tomography (pet) or pet/computed tomography (ct) to inform the initial treatment strategy of tumors that are biopsy proven or strongly suspected of being cancerous based on other diagnostic testing ( PI )
199
Progressive addition lenses ( PL )
200
Post mortem ( PM )
201
Colorectal cancer screening test; converted to diagnostic test or other procedure ( PT )
202
Investigational clinical service provided in a clinical research study that is in an approved clinical research study ( Q0 )
203
Routine clinical service provided in a clinical research study that is in an approved clinical research study ( Q1 )
204
Demonstration procedure/service ( Q2 )
205
Live kidney donor surgery and related services ( Q3 )
206
Service for ordering/referring physician qualifies as a service exemption ( Q4 )
207
Service furnished under a reciprocal billing arrangement by a substitute physician; or by a substitute physical therapist furnishing outpatient physical therapy services in a health professional shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a rural area ( Q5 )
208
Service furnished under a fee-for-time compensation arrangement by a substitute physician; or by a substitute physical therapist furnishing outpatient physical therapy services in a health professional shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a rural area ( Q6 )
209
One class a finding ( Q7 )
210
Two class b findings ( Q8 )
211
One class b and two class c findings ( Q9 )
212
Single channel monitoring ( QC )
213
Recording and storage in solid state memory by a digital recorder ( QD )
214
Prescribed Amount Of Stationary Oxygen While At Rest Is Less Than 1 Liter Per Minute (lpm) ( QE )
215
Prescribed Amount Of Stationary Oxygen While At Rest Exceeds 4 Liters Per Minute (lpm) And Portable Oxygen Is Prescribed ( QF )
216
Prescribed Amount Of Stationary Oxygen While At Rest Is Greater Than 4 Liters Per Minute (lpm) ( QG )
217
Oxygen conserving device is being used with an oxygen delivery system ( QH )
218
Services/items provided to a prisoner or patient in state or local custody, however the state or local government, as applicable, meets the requirements in 42 cfr 411.4 (b) ( QJ )
219
Medical direction of two, three, or four concurrent anesthesia procedures involving qualified individuals ( QK )
220
Patient pronounced dead after ambulance called ( QL )
221
Ambulance service provided under arrangement by a provider of services ( QM )
222
Ambulance service furnished directly by a provider of services ( QN )
223
Documentation is on file showing that the laboratory test(s) was ordered individually or ordered as a cpt-recognized panel other than automated profile codes 80002-80019, G0058, G0059, and G0060. ( QP )
224
Monitored anesthesia care service ( QS )
225
Recording and storage on tape by an analog tape recorder ( QT )
226
CLIA waived test ( QW )
227
Crna service: with medical direction by a physician ( QX )
228
Medical direction of one certified registered nurse anesthetist (crna) by an anesthesiologist ( QY )
229
Crna service: without medical direction by a physician ( QZ )
230
Replacement of a dme, orthotic or prosthetic item ( RA )
231
Replacement of a part of a dme, orthotic or prosthetic item furnished as part of a repair ( RB )
232
Right coronary artery ( RC )
233
Drug provided to beneficiary, but not administered "incident-to" ( RD )
234
Furnished in full compliance with fda-mandated risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (rems) ( RE )
235
Ramus intermedius coronary artery ( RI )
236
Right side (used to identify procedures performed on the right side of the body) ( RT )
237
Nurse practitioner rendering service in collaboration with a physician ( SA )
238
Nurse midwife ( SB )
239
Medically necessary service or supply ( SC )
240
Services provided by registered nurse with specialized, highly technical home infusion training ( SD )
241
State and/or federally-funded programs/services ( SE )
242
Second opinion ordered by a professional review organization (pro) per section 9401, p.l. 99-272 (100% reimbursement - no medicare deductible or coinsurance) ( SF )
243
Ambulatory surgical center (asc) facility service ( SG )
244
Second concurrently administered infusion therapy ( SH )
245
Third or more concurrently administered infusion therapy ( SJ )
246
Member of high risk population (use only with codes for immunization) ( SK )
247
State supplied vaccine ( SL )
248
Second surgical opinion ( SM )
249
Third surgical opinion ( SN )
250
Item ordered by home health ( SQ )
251
Home infusion services provided in the infusion suite of the iv therapy provider ( SS )
252
Related to trauma or injury ( ST )
253
Services provided by a certified diabetic educator ( SW )
254
Persons who are in close contact with member of high-risk population (use only with codes for immunization) ( SY )
255
Left foot, second digit ( T1 )
256
Left foot, third digit ( T2 )
257
Left foot, fourth digit ( T3 )
258
Left foot, fifth digit ( T4 )
259
Right foot, great toe ( T5 )
260
Right foot, second digit ( T6 )
261
Right foot, third digit ( T7 )
262
Right foot, fourth digit ( T8 )
263
Right foot, fifth digit ( T9 )
264
Left foot, great toe ( TA )
265
RN ( TD )
266
Lpn/lvn ( TE )
267
Intermediate level of care ( TF )
268
Complex/high tech level of care ( TG )
269
Obstetrical treatment/services, prenatal or postpartum ( TH )
270
Program group, child and/or adolescent ( TJ )
271
Extra patient or passenger, non-ambulance ( TK )
272
Early intervention/individualized family service plan (ifsp) ( TL )
273
Individualized education program (iep) ( TM )
274
Medical transport, unloaded vehicle ( TP )
275
Basic life support transport by a volunteer ambulance provider ( TQ )
276
School-based individualized education program (iep) services provided outside the public school district responsible for the student ( TR )
277
Follow-up service ( TS )
278
Individualized service provided to more than one patient in same setting ( TT )
279
Special payment rate, overtime ( TU )
280
Special payment rates, holidays/weekends ( TV )
281
Back-up equipment ( TW )
282
Medicaid level of care 1, as defined by each state ( U1 )
283
Medicaid level of care 2, as defined by each state ( U2 )
284
Medicaid level of care 3, as defined by each state ( U3 )
285
Medicaid level of care 4, as defined by each state ( U4 )
286
Medicaid level of care 5, as defined by each state ( U5 )
287
Medicaid level of care 6, as defined by each state ( U6 )
288
Medicaid level of care 7, as defined by each state ( U7 )
289
Medicaid level of care 8, as defined by each state ( U8 )
290
Medicaid level of care 9, as defined by each state ( U9 )
291
Medicaid level of care 10, as defined by each state ( UA )
292
Medicaid level of care 11, as defined by each state ( UB )
293
Medicaid level of care 12, as defined by each state ( UC )
294
Medicaid level of care 13, as defined by each state ( UD )
295
Used durable medical equipment ( UE )
296
Services provided in the morning ( UF )
297
Services provided in the afternoon ( UG )
298
Services provided in the evening ( UH )
299
Services provided at night ( UJ )
300
Services provided on behalf of the client to someone other than the client (collateral relationship) ( UK )
301
Two patients served ( UN )
302
Three patients served ( UP )
303
Four patients served ( UQ )
304
Five patients served ( UR )
305
Six or more patients served ( US )
306
Vascular catheter (alone or with any other vascular access) ( V5 )
307
Arteriovenous graft (or other vascular access not including a vascular catheter) ( V6 )
308
Arteriovenous fistula only (in use with two needles) ( V7 )
309
Aphakic patient ( VP )
310
Service ordered by a renal dialysis facility (rdf) physician as part of the esrd beneficiary's dialysis benefit, is not part of the composite rate, and is separately reimbursable ( CB )
311
Procedure code change (use 'CC' when the procedure code submitted was changed either for administrative reasons or because an incorrect code was filed) ( CC )
312
Attending physician not employed or paid under arrangement by the patient's hospice provider ( GV )
313
Service not related to the hospice patient's terminal condition ( GW )
314
Pregnant/parenting women's program ( HD )
315
Lease/rental (use the 'll' modifier when dme equipment rental is to be applied against the purchase price) ( LL )
316
New when rented (use the 'nr' modifier when dme which was new at the time of rental is subsequently purchased) ( NR )
317
Positron emission tomography (pet) or pet/computed tomography (ct) to inform the subsequent treatment strategy of cancerous tumors when the beneficiary's treating physician determines that the pet study is needed to inform subsequent anti-tumor strategy ( PS )
318
Rental (use the 'rr' modifier when dme is to be rented) ( RR )
319
Procedure performed in physician's office (to denote use of facility and equipment) ( SU )
320
Pharmaceuticals delivered to patient's home but not utilized ( SV )
321
Technical component; under certain circumstances, a charge may be made for the technical component alone; under those circumstances the technical component charge is identified by adding modifier 'tc' to the usual procedure number; technical component charges are institutional charges and not billed separately by physicians; however, portable x-ray suppliers only bill for technical component and should utilize modifier tc; the charge data from portable x-ray suppliers will then be used to build customary and prevailing profiles ( TC )
322
Rural/outside providers' customary service area ( TN )
323
Excepted service provided at an off-campus, outpatient, provider-based department of a hospital ( PO )
324
Separate encounter, a service that is distinct because it occurred during a separate encounter ( XE )
325
Separate practitioner, a service that is distinct because it was performed by a different practitioner ( XP )
326
Separate structure, a service that is distinct because it was performed on a separate organ/structure ( XS )
327
Unusual non-overlapping service, the use of a service that is distinct because it does not overlap usual components of the main service ( XU )
328
Expatriate Beneficiary ( EX )
329
Computed tomography services furnished using equipment that does not meet each of the attributes of the national electrical manufacturers association (nema) xr-29-2013 standard ( CT )
330
X-ray taken using film ( FX )
331
Non-excepted service provided at an off-campus, outpatient, provider-based department of a hospital ( PN )
332
Demonstration modifier 1 ( V1 )
333
Demonstration modifier 2 ( V2 )
334
Demonstration modifier 3 ( V3 )
335
X-ray taken using computed radiography technology/cassette-based imaging ( FY )
336
Drug or biological acquired with 340b drug pricing program discount, reported for informational purposes ( JG )
337
Drug or biological acquired with 340b drug pricing program discount, reported for informational purposes for select entities ( TB )
338
Continuous/broad services: for reporting services by clinicians, who provide the principal care for a patient, with no planned endpoint of the relationship; services in this category represent comprehensive care, dealing with the entire scope of patient problems, either directly or in a care coordination role; reporting clinician service examples include, but are not limited to: primary care, and clinicians providing comprehensive care to patients in addition to specialty care ( X1 )
339
Continuous/focused services: for reporting services by clinicians whose expertise is needed for the ongoing management of a chronic disease or a condition that needs to be managed and followed with no planned endpoint to the relationship; reporting clinician service examples include but are not limited to: a rheumatologist taking care of the patient's rheumatoid arthritis longitudinally but not providing general primary care services ( X2 )
340
Episodic/broad services: for reporting services by clinicians who have broad responsibility for the comprehensive needs of the patient that is limited to a defined period and circumstance such as a hospitalization; reporting clinician service examples include but are not limited to the hospitalist's services rendered providing comprehensive and general care to a patient while admitted to the hospital ( X3 )
341
Episodic/focused services: for reporting services by clinicians who provide focused care on particular types of treatment limited to a defined period and circumstance; the patient has a problem, acute or chronic, that will be treated with surgery, radiation, or some other type of generally time-limited intervention; reporting clinician service examples include but are not limited to, the orthopedic surgeon performing a knee replacement and seeing the patient through the postoperative period ( X4 )
342
Diagnostic services requested by another clinician: for reporting services by a clinician who furnishes care to the patient only as requested by another clinician or subsequent and related services requested by another clinician; this modifier is reported for patient relationships that may not be adequately captured by the above alternative categories; reporting clinician service examples include but are not limited to, the radiologist's interpretation of an imaging study requested by another clinician ( X5 )
343
Prescribed Amounts Of Stationary Oxygen For Daytime Use While At Rest And Nighttime Use Differ And The Average Of The Two Amounts Is Less Than 1 Liter Per Minute (LPM) ( QA )
344
Prescribed Amounts Of Stationary Oxygen For Daytime Use While At Rest And Nighttime Use Differ And The Average Of The Two Amounts Exceeds 4 Liters Per Minute (LPM) And Portable Oxygen Is Prescribed ( QB )
345
Prescribed Amounts Of Stationary Oxygen For Daytime Use While At Rest And Nighttime Use Differ And The Average Of The Two Amounts Is Greater Than 4 Liters Per Minute (LPM) ( QR )
346
Medicare diabetes prevention program (mdpp) virtual make-up session ( VM )
347
Ordering professional consulted a qualified clinical decision support mechanism for this service and the related data was provided to the furnishing professional ( QQ )
348
Outpatient occupational therapy services furnished in whole or in part by an occupational therapy assistant ( CO )
349
Outpatient physical therapy services furnished in whole or in part by a physical therapist assistant ( CQ )
350
Items and services furnished by a provider-based, off-campus emergency department ( ER )
351
Telehealth Services For Diagnosis, Evaluation, Or Treatment, Of Symptoms Of An Acute Stroke ( G0 )
352
Ordering professional is not required to consult a clinical decision support mechanism due to service being rendered to a patient with a suspected or confirmed emergency medical condition ( MA )
353
Ordering professional is not required to consult a clinical decision support mechanism due to the significant hardship exception of insufficient internet access ( MB )
354
Ordering professional is not required to consult a clinical decision support mechanism due to the significant hardship exception of electronic health record or clinical decision support mechanism vendor issues ( MC )
355
Ordering professional is not required to consult a clinical decision support mechanism due to the significant hardship exception of extreme and uncontrollable circumstances ( MD )
356
The order for this service adheres to appropriate use criteria in the clinical decision support mechanism consulted by the ordering professional ( ME )
357
The order for this service does not adhere to the appropriate use criteria in the clinical decision support mechanism consulted by the ordering professional ( MF )
358
The order for this service does not have applicable appropriate use criteria in the qualified clinical decision support mechanism consulted by the ordering professional ( MG )
359
Unknown if ordering professional consulted a clinical decision support mechanism for this service, related information was not provided to the furnishing professional or provider ( MH )
360
Off-the-shelf orthotic subject to dmepos competitive bidding program that is furnished as part of a physical therapist or occupational therapist professional service ( J5 )
361
Demonstration modifier 4 ( V4 )
362
The service was furnished using audio-only communication technology ( FQ )
363
The supervising practitioner was present through two-way, audio/video communication technology ( FR )
364
Split (or shared) evaluation and management visit ( FS )
365
Unrelated evaluation and management (e/m) visit on the same day as another e/m visit or during a global procedure (preoperative, postoperative period, or on the same day as the procedure, as applicable). (report when an e/m visit is furnished within the global period but is unrelated, or when one or more additional e/m visits furnished on the same day are unrelated) ( FT )
366
Fractionated payment ( LU )
367
Group 3 oxygen coverage criteria met ( N3 )
368
Group 2 oxygen coverage criteria met ( N2 )
369
Group 1 oxygen coverage criteria met ( N1 )
370
Zero drug amount discarded/not administered to any patient ( JZ )
371
One month supply or less of drug or biological ( JK )
372
Three month supply of drug or biological ( JL )
373
Audiology service furnished personally by an audiologist without a physician/npp order for non-acute hearing assessment unrelated to disequilibrium, or hearing aids, or examinations for the purpose of prescribing, fitting, or changing hearing aids; service may be performed once every 12 months, per beneficiary ( AB )