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Modifier Q6 for Locum Tenens Is Only for MD

Published on Mon May 02, 2011

Question:What is the rule for billing CRNA services as locum tenens?Florida Subscriber Answer: Locum tenens is reserved for physicians, not CRNAs or other anesthesia providers. You can sometimes bill for locum tenens service when a physician joins your group to fill in for another physician for a certain period of time (such as when the physician takes time for maternity leave). When applicable, you include modifier Q6 (Service furnished by a locum tenens physician) on the locum tenens physician's claims.
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