Aetna will no longer provide additional payment for physical status modifier 3-5 on anesthesia claims, according to an April 19 post by medical revenue cycle management group Coronis Health. Effective ...

Modifiers (usually 2-digits) are added to the main procedure code to signify that the procedure has been altered by a distinct factor. Modifiers are accepted by most payors. Modifiers can increase or ...

When it comes to healthcare billing, few specialties are as misunderstood, or as intricate, as anesthesia. At first glance, it may seem logical to approach anesthesia revenue cycle the same way you ...

You would need to append modifier 59 to tell the insurance “this is separate from the anesthesia”. Documentation from the surgeon stating he/she requested the lumbar epidural for post-op pain is ...