NFO Business of Medicine Web Series: Modifier and Unlisted Procedures
The Impact of Certain Modifiers on Payment
1. Understand the payment impact of modifiers 58 and 78/79. 2. Identify how RVUs and payment formulas can positively or negatively impact reimbursement of unlisted codes. 3. determine the elements of a procedure that should be documented to assist the payer in assigning appropriate reimbursement of unlisted procedure codes.