The definition of the QZ modifier by Medicare is for a CRNA service without medical direction by a physician. According to the report, for Medicare, medical direction is not achieved unless the ...

You would need to append modifier 59 to tell the insurance “this is separate from the anesthesia”. Documentation from the surgeon stating he/she requested the lumbar epidural for post-op pain is ...

For many ambulatory surgery center leaders, anesthesia has quietly become the fault line where financial and clinical realities intersect. What was once a stable, predictable service line is now one ...