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Old 08-06-2008, 11:17 AM
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Default modifier for non hospice service

If a Patient is in Hospice care and your Doctor provides a non Hospice servies is there a modifer that should be used with that code?
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Old 08-06-2008, 11:24 AM
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I would use the GV. Attending phys not hospice.....
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Old 08-06-2008, 11:53 AM
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use modifier GV - attending physician not hospice or GW- service unrelated to terminal condition
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Old 08-06-2008, 01:04 PM
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thank you so much
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Where do i find the modifier GV in the code books
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