HCPCS Modifier GE
Published 07/16/2020
Description
This service has been performed by a resident without the presence of a teaching physician under the primary care exception.
Guidelines and Instructions
- Submit this modifier with services that were performed by a resident in a teaching facility without the presence of a teaching physician
- This modifier is informational and may only be submitted with procedure codes included in the "primary care exception":
- HCPCS codes G0402, G0438 and G0439
- CPT codes 99201 through 99203, and 99211 through 99213
- CPT codes 93005 and 93041
References
- CMS Pub. 100-02, Chapter 15, Section 30 (PDF, 1.29 MB)
- CMS Pub. 100-04, Chapter 12, Section 100 (particularly 100.1.1.C) (PDF, 1.10 MB)