Modifiers. Modifiers are used in addition to a CPT code to add more information on the claim. These modifiers state special circumstances that affect the amount the physician will be reimbursed. Modifiers are used for evaluation and management, as well as, procedure codes.odifier -54 refers to surgical care only, a -55 to postoperative care only, and a -56 for preoperative care only. A -58 modifier is attached to a staged or related procedure by the same physician during the postop period.
The often quoted number of 1,959 as total complement thus does not include the stowaways, which would bring the number up to 1,962. From Hoehling/Hoehling: 159 Americans on board, 124 perished. 124 children on board, 94 perished, including 31 of 35 infants. Worth noting is that the often quoted number of 1,195 lost is the âofficialâ number (this site numbers 1,193 lost) , and 1,198 (1,197 on this site) includes the stowaways.
The Eerie Links Between the Lusitania and the Titanic. May 7, 1915: A torpedo from a German U-boat sinks the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland, killing nearly 1,200 people. When the Lusitania went down, three years after the sinking of the Titanic, the similarities were hard to overlook. Both British ocean liners had been the largest ships in the world when first launched (the Lusitania at 787 feet in 1906, and the Titanic at 883 feet in 1911). And both were ostentatiously luxurious, designed to ferry the worldâs wealthiest passengers between Europe and the United States in comfort and elegance.