The definition of the QZ modifier by Medicare is for a CRNA service without medical direction by a physician. According to the report, for Medicare, medical direction is not achieved unless the ...

CMS has released new guidance on two different coding modifiers, according to an AGA eDigest report. CMS has expanded the range of service to which the PT modifier refers to include lower GI/endoscopy ...

Here are the anesthesia claims modifiers and guidance for when to report them, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s Medicare Claims Processing Manual.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General will be reviewing payments for personally performed anesthesia services for the fiscal year 2013, according to the ...