Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert

Modifier Madness:

Use Q6 on Locum Tenens/FTC Claims

Did you know Medicare no longer uses locum tenens in its literature? Physicians in busy practices often have to take leaves of absence. This could be for vacation, sabbatical, health reasons, etc. When this occurs, your practice might consider hiring another physician temporarily to pick up the absent physician’s work. All services for substitute physicians must be reported using locum [...]
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