Modifiers

Increased procedural services.

unusual anesthisia.

unrelated evaluation and management services by the same physician during a postoperative period.

Significant, seperately identifiable E/M service by the same physician on the same day of the procedure or other service.

Professional component.

Mandated services.

Anesthesia by surgeon.

Bilateral procedure.

Multiple procedures.

Reduced services.

Discontinued procedure.

Surgical care only.

Postoperative management only.

Preoperative management only.

Decision for surgery.

Staged or related procedure or servive by the same physician during the postoperative period.

Distinct procedural service.

Two surgeons.

Procedure performed on infants less the 4kgs.

Surgical team.

Repeat procedure of service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional.

Repeat procedure of service by another physician or other qualified health care professional.

Unplanned return to the OR by the same physician or other qualifies health care professional following initial procedure for a related procedure during the postoperative period.

Unrelated procedure or service by the same physician during the postoperative period.

Assistant surgeon.

Minimum assistant surgeon.

Assistant surgeon (when qualified resident surgeon not available)

Reference (outside) laboratory.

Repeat clinical diagnostic laboratory test.

Multiple modifiers.

Multiple outpatient hospital E/M encounters in the same date.

Discontinued outpatient procedure PRIOR to anesthesia administration.

Discontinued outpatient procedure AFTER anesthersia administration.

A normal healthy patient.

A patient with mild systemic disease.

A patient with severe systemic disease.

A patient with severe systemic disease that is constant threat to life.

A moribund patient who is not expected to survive without operation.

A declared brain-dead patient whose organs are being removed for donor purposes.