Modifiers for Transportation of Portable X-ray Equipment When Billed by Skilled Nursing Facilities (?SNFs?)
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Regulatory News Topic
CMS Change Request (?CR?) 4039 released October 21, 2005, alerts SNF providers to five new modifiers to report with HCPCS code R0075 (Transportation of portable x-ray equipment and personnel to home or nursing home, per trip to facility or location, more than one patient seen).
Date of Insight Article
31-Oct-05
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