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A word or group of words that describes or limits a verb, noun, adjective, or adverb. Modifiers applied to nouns are adjectives. Modifiers applied to verbs or adjectives are adverbs. Those that are applied to adverbs themselves are also called adverbs.
When using your alphabetic index of the ICD-9 book, modifiers are the terms which modify your condition. They can be: Essential Modifiers-Words that do effect the code that is selected. These words are found indented under the main term in the alphabetic index of the ICD-9 book. Non-Essential Modifiers-Words that do not effect the code that is selected.