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Hi,
We are having reimbursement issues with Blue Shield underpaying on anesthesia due to a flat rate with the 2013 policy. We were not using the physical status modifiers and will start to do this. We checked with BS and they said the order should be "P3, AA (OR)QZ, QS, but as you all know if I call back, I may get a different answer!
I see some of the post here on the AAPC site that the physical modifier should be second or last.
Does any one have any luck with payment with the physical status modifier being in the first spot?
Does Medicare and Medical not recognize the modifier in 2014?
Any other advice on this issue?
Thank you for you help with this.
We are having reimbursement issues with Blue Shield underpaying on anesthesia due to a flat rate with the 2013 policy. We were not using the physical status modifiers and will start to do this. We checked with BS and they said the order should be "P3, AA (OR)QZ, QS, but as you all know if I call back, I may get a different answer!
I see some of the post here on the AAPC site that the physical modifier should be second or last.
Does any one have any luck with payment with the physical status modifier being in the first spot?
Does Medicare and Medical not recognize the modifier in 2014?
Any other advice on this issue?
Thank you for you help with this.