Hello fellow coders,
Yet another question regarding the AI modifier - Should it be used on non-Medicare claims?
Our organization is instructing us to use AI on the initial e/m code for the physician of record on all claims, but I've been querying other coders and I've gotten quite a few answers of "Medicare only". Another coder informed me that non-Medicare payers do not accept HCPCS modifiers (eg, AS). Huh?
I'd love to know what other organizations are doing. Does anyone have a definitive (quotable to corporate!) answer?
Thanks in advance,
Pat Kidd, CPC
pkidd@samhealth.org
Yet another question regarding the AI modifier - Should it be used on non-Medicare claims?
Our organization is instructing us to use AI on the initial e/m code for the physician of record on all claims, but I've been querying other coders and I've gotten quite a few answers of "Medicare only". Another coder informed me that non-Medicare payers do not accept HCPCS modifiers (eg, AS). Huh?
I'd love to know what other organizations are doing. Does anyone have a definitive (quotable to corporate!) answer?
Thanks in advance,
Pat Kidd, CPC
pkidd@samhealth.org