Newsletter
Professional Association of HealthCare Office Management
Spring Hill Chapter of Spring Hill, Florida
February , 2016
http://www.pahcom.com/chapters/chapter
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HAPPY VALENTINE, LOVE THE ONE YOU WITH.
We, The Spring Hill Chapter would like to thank our Corporate Sponsors for their
continue support:
Corporate Sponsors: Gulf Coast Dermpath
Lab 813-882-4206
Wilson Technology 352-796-9891
Spring Hill MRI: 352-684-2811
Care One of Florida: 352-556-5215
Regions Bank: 352-592-7775
Meridien Research: 813-877-8839
Florida Bank 813-769-1121
Oak Hill Hospital
Bayfront Spring Hill Hospital
BioWaste: 813-909-4455
Offsite Technology Solutions: 813-882-0331
Solution Reach: 863-207-2934
Infosight Inc: 786-606-4601
Medco Data, LLC: 813-321-1807
AccentHealth 813-574-0318
All’s Well Health Care
NEW MEDICARE MODIFIERS – XE, XP, XS, XU. These four new modifiers
to use instead of Modifier 59.
CMS is encouraging providers to adopt the modifier quickly, they may be used by
Medicare and considered valid even before national edits are in place on January 1 st.
Newsletter 1
MODIFIER - XE : Separate Encounter : A service that is distinct because it occurred
during a separate encounter.
MODIFIER - XP : Separate Practitioner: A service that is distinct because it was
performed by a different practitioner.
MODIFIER - XS : Separate Structure: A service that is distinct because it was
performed by a separate organ / structure.
MODIFIER - XU : Unusual NON-OVERLAPPING Service: the use of a service that
is distinct because it does not overlap usual components of the main service.
Please use these modifier for any different encounters, anatomic sites, and services. Do
not attach these to the E/M service.
Modifier 59, will not go away and will continue to be a valid modifier, according to
Medicare. However, do not use 59 when the modifier XE,Xp XS or XU is available.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In 2017, what is the largest penalty a physician in a group of 10+ eligible professionals can face from Medicare?
A. 2 percent
B. 4 percent
C. 6 percent
D. 9 percent
What is the MPFS CF for 2016 ?
1.
2.
3.
4.
6
33.9764
35.8279
39.96
Which 7th character indicates a subsequent encounter when reporting ICD-10 chapter 19 codes ?
1.A
2.D
3.Q
4. S.
Answers to question 1 is ( 9 % ) questions 2 is ( 35.8279 ) and question 3 is ( B )
Thank you and see you next month.
Newsletter 2
Newsletter 3