use the following MSN or EOMB message: “Medicare only covers this procedure for beneficiaries considered to be at a high risk for colorectal cancer.” (MSN Message 18-15, EOMB Message 18-24)
The Initial Preventive Physical Examination (IPPE) is also known as the ‘Welcome to Medicare Preventive Visit.’ The goals of the IPPE are health promotion and disease prevention and detection. This document explains the components included in the IPPE. You must provide, or provide and refer, ...
Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationChan TL, Perlmutter MS, Andrews M, et al. Equating visual function scales to facilitate reporting of medicare functional G-code severi- ty/complexity modifiers for low-vision patients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015;96:1859-1865....
If a (subsequent) bilateral procedure requires a return to the operating room after the initial surgery and the bilateral indicator in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) is 1 or 2, do not submit CPT® modifier 50. CPT® modifiers 50 and 78 cannot be submitted for the...
Archives of Physical Medicine & RehabilitationChan TL, Perlmutter MS, Andrews M, et al. Equating visual function scales to facilitate reporting of medicare functional G-code severi- ty/complexity modifiers for low-vision patients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015;96:1859-1865....