HCPCS Modifier GW

Description
Service not related  to the hospice patient's terminal condition

Guidelines/Instructions

• Submit this modifier when a service is rendered to a patient enrolled in a hospice, and the service is unrelated to the patient's terminal condition. All providers must submit this modifier when this condition applies.

Reference: CMS Pub. 100-04, Chapter 11, Section 40.1.3 (PDF, 432 KB).