Archive for The Day of August 15th, 2007
Archive for the Day of August 15th, 2007
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of August 15th, 2007.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during August 15th, 2007.
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Using Q Modifiers on Foot Care Claims
Make sure that you and your staff are up to date on using Q Modifiers as these were updated in 2007. Make sure you are getting the best reimbursements by using the currently preferred modifiers to be reported when the physician is performing foot care. Modifiers Q7 (One class A finding), Q8 (Two class B findings) or Q9 (One class B and two class C findings) tell insurers why your physician is performing foot care. To determine which modifier applies to your physician’s claim, check out the following list of what Medicare and other payers include in each description: Class A Finding:Nontraumatic amputation of foot or integral skeletal portion thereof …