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Title: What additional step is required by institutional-based ambulance providers before appending the ...
Post by: parneetgill on May 8, 2019

Question 1.

To code a transportation service, what do the letters of the modifier represent?



▸ initials of the facility of origin

▸ initials of the service obtained at the destination facility

▸ origin and destination, respectively

▸ destination and origin, respectively

Question 2.

What additional step is required by institutional-based ambulance providers before appending the origin/destination modifier?



▸ identify if the transportation is medically necessary

▸ append with QM or QN modifier

▸ identify the diagnosis code for the transport

▸ obtain prior authorization for the service


Title: What additional step is required by institutional-based ambulance providers before appending the ...
Post by: jeromet1 on May 8, 2019
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Title: What additional step is required by institutional-based ambulance providers before appending the ...
Post by: parneetgill on May 8, 2019
Thanks for your help!