(Newser) â Here's a fun fact to throw around the Thanksgiving table: Lots of turkey farms use arsenic in their feed. Yes, that arsenic, the deadly poison, which can control stomach bugs in turkeys and fatten them up, explains NPR's Shots health blog.It can also show up in the turkey meat on the table in trace amounts.es, that arsenic, the deadly poison, which can control stomach bugs in turkeys and fatten them up, explains NPR's Shots health blog. It can also show up in the turkey meat on the table in trace amounts.
It is the most common crosswalk system used by major payors and CMS. On their update, effective July 1, 2011, Ingenix crosswalk for CPT code 43775 will have added Modifier 80. Definition of modifier 80: Surgical assistant services may be identified by adding modifier 80 to the usual procedure number(s).
If there is a CPT modifier and a HCPCS modifier that fits the circumstance, then generally the HCPCS modifier is the most specific. Take some time now to review the descriptions for the modifiers not discussed in detail. The CPT code book includes a listing of all modifiers approved for hospital use.or example, use modifier -76 or -77 to report repeat EKGs. The code is assigned twice with the modifier appended to the second code. Modifiers -76 and -77 should not be used with repeated laboratory or pathology procedures. Use modifier -91 instead.