Is the admitting physician always required to attach the modifier to his/her claims?
Related Questions
- If a physician sees a patient in the morning and again in the afternoon for a new or worsened condition, do we report modifier 25 for the second visit?
- If the physician performs a thoracentesis in the hospital with an ultrasound, do we charge the 76942 with a 26 modifier and the thoracentesis code?
- What happens if the admitting physician forgets to put the modifier on the claim?
