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Check for Other Modifiers During GI Procedures

Published on Mon May 10, 2021

Include every detail of the service in your claim. Many anesthesiologists administer MAC (monitored anesthesia care) rather than general anesthesia during these GI procedures. When that’s the case, remember to append the appropriate MAC modifiers as needed: QS (Monitored anesthesia care service) for Medicare patients, unless a G8 or G9 modifier is required G8 (Monitored anesthesia care (MAC) for deep [...]
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