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Try CasePilot| Short Descr | Hospital observation per hr | Coverage | Special coverage instructions apply | Pricing Indicator(s) | 00 – Service not separately priced by part B (e.G., services not covered, bundled, used by part a only, etc.) | MPI | 9 – Not applicable, as HCPCS not priced separately by part B (pricing indicator is 00) or value is not established (pricing indicator is '99') | Processing Note | PAYMENT IS FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT ONLY. NOT PAYABLE UNDER THE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE; IN ACCORDANCE WITH FR DATE 8/9/2002 (HOPPS), PAGE 52105. | BETOS | M2A – Hospital visit - initial | TOS Code(s) | 1 – Medical care | Added Date | 1/1/2006 | Status Code | Statutory Exclusion (from MPFS, may be paid under other methodologies) | Global Days | XXX - Global Concept Does Not Apply | PC/TC Indicator (26, TC) | 9 - Not Applicable | Multiple Procedures (51) | 9 - Concept does not apply. | Bilateral Surgery (50) | 9 - Concept does not apply. | Physician Supervisions | 09 - Concept does not apply. | Assistant Surgeon (80, 82) | 9 - Concept does not apply. | Co-Surgeons (62) | 9 - Concept does not apply. | Team Surgery (66) | 9 - Concept does not apply. | Diagnostic Imaging Family | 99 - Concept Does Not Apply | APC Status Indicator | Items and Services Packaged into APC Rates | MUE | 0 | MUE | Not applicable/unspecified. | OTS Orthotic | No | CCS Clinical Classification | 237 - Ancillary Services |
| 24 | Unrelated evaluation and management service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional during a postoperative period: the physician or other qualified health care professional may need to indicate that an evaluation and management service was performed during a postoperative period for a reason(s) unrelated to the original procedure. this circumstance may be reported by adding modifier 24 to the appropriate level of e/m service. |
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