Medicare improperly paid physicians for co-surgery and assistant-at-surgery services that were billed without the appropriate payment modifiers. On Nov. 25, the OIG published a review of whether Part ...

Following reports that some CMS carriers were not recognizing the -PT modifier for ASC claims, the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association is reporting the carriers are now beginning to process these ...

The OIG found that incorrect modifier usage led to $4.9 million in overpayments. Now is the time to shore up your revenue cycle as some providers may need to pay for incorrect modifier usage.