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Try CasePilot| Short Descr | Fusion of finger joints | Coverage | Carrier Priced | Pricing Indicator(s) | 11 – Physician Fee Schedule - Price established using national RVUs | MPI | A – Not applicable, as HCPCS priced under one methodology | ASC Payment Group Code | YY – 1/01/2023 | Processing Note | THESE CODES ARE USED ONLY UNDER THE ASC PAYMENT SYSTEM. REFER TO THE 2023 OPPS/ASC FINAL RULE AND THE DISCUSSION ON THE ASC SPECIAL PAYMENT POLICY FOR OPPS COMPLEXITY-ADJUSTED C-APCs FOR MORE INFORMATION. | BETOS | P5B – Ambulatory procedures - musculoskeletal | TOS Code(s) | 2 – Surgery | Added Date | 1/1/2023 | APC Status Indicator | Non-Covered Service, not paid under OPPS | ASC Payment Indicator | Non office-based surgical procedure added in CY 2008 or later; payment based on OPPS relative payment weight. | MUE | 1 | MUE | Not applicable/unspecified. | OTS Orthotic | No |
| 51 | Multiple procedures: when multiple procedures, other than e/m services, physical medicine and rehabilitation services or provision of supplies (eg, vaccines), are performed at the same session by the same individual, the primary procedure or service may be reported as listed. the additional procedure(s) or service(s) may be identified by appending modifier 51 to the additional procedure or service code(s). note: this modifier should not be appended to designated "add-on" codes (see appendix d). | F1 | Left hand, second digit | F2 | Left hand, third digit | F3 | Left hand, fourth digit | F4 | Left hand, fifth digit | F5 | Right hand, thumb | F6 | Right hand, second digit | F7 | Right hand, third digit | F9 | Right hand, fifth digit | FA | Left hand, thumb | GA | Waiver of liability statement issued as required by payer policy, individual case | LT | Left side (used to identify procedures performed on the left side of the body) | RT | Right side (used to identify procedures performed on the right side of the body) |
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