The AQ Modifier is used to indicate services provided in a HPSA (Healthcare Professional Shortage Area) thus eligible for 10% incentive bonus.
The problem I'm having is a little strange.
The County in which my doctor practices, Monroe, Pennsylvania - recently underwent re-addressing because of the implementation of a 911 system. The Clearinghouse consistently rejects the address of this office and will not let the claims go electronically.
So I have had to bill the service location as the address in Carbon County, which is NOT an HPSA, as Monroe County is.
Can I append an AQ modifier on claims that, in fact, happened in Monroe County, even while reporting service location as Carbon County, because my electronic claims get rejected by the Clearinghouse when I try to use the Monroe County address - this because USPS apparently has not bothered to update it's national database in order to include this new, correct address?
Or is this something I should try to contact the Clearinghouse about and get resolved, so that claims correctly can be electronically submitted? A lot of insurance companies will not even ACCEPT paper claims, making this not really an option.
The problem I'm having is a little strange.
The County in which my doctor practices, Monroe, Pennsylvania - recently underwent re-addressing because of the implementation of a 911 system. The Clearinghouse consistently rejects the address of this office and will not let the claims go electronically.
So I have had to bill the service location as the address in Carbon County, which is NOT an HPSA, as Monroe County is.
Can I append an AQ modifier on claims that, in fact, happened in Monroe County, even while reporting service location as Carbon County, because my electronic claims get rejected by the Clearinghouse when I try to use the Monroe County address - this because USPS apparently has not bothered to update it's national database in order to include this new, correct address?
Or is this something I should try to contact the Clearinghouse about and get resolved, so that claims correctly can be electronically submitted? A lot of insurance companies will not even ACCEPT paper claims, making this not really an option.