Illegal loggers at the frontier of the Peruvian and Brazilian border have mistakenly cut down what experts claim is the world's oldest tree after allegedly not noticing they were logging deeply in Matses Indigenous Reserve, an area were logging is illegal, infuriating local conservation organizations and native indigenous communities.
When benefits allow, Kaiser Permanente will reimburse assistant surgeon charges when the procedure. code is eligible for assistant surgeon reimbursement per Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (CMS) guidelines. Eligible services w hen billed with modifier 80, 81, or 82 will be reimbursed at 16% of. the allowable and when billed with modifier AS will be reimbursed at 13.6% of the allowable.
Appropriate Usage. 1  Modifier 25 indicates that on the day of a procedure, the patient's condition required a significant, separately identifiable E/M service, above and beyond the usual pre and post-operative care associated with the procedure or service performed. This global period could be 000, 010, or 090 days. 2  An E/M service may occur on the same day as a procedure and within the post-operative period of a previous procedure. 3  Medicare allows payment when the documentation supports the 25 modifier and the 24 modifier (unrelated E/M during a post-operative period.).