To amend is to change by adding, subtracting, or substituting. One can amend a statute, a contract, the Constitution of the United States, or a pleading filed in a law suit.

transitive verb. 1 : to put right especially : to make emendations in (something, such as a text) amended the manuscript. 2a : to change or modify (something) for the better : improve amend the situation.

noun. the act of amending or the state of being amended. an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc. a change made by correction, addition, or deletion: The editors made few amendments to the manuscript.

noun. /əˈmendmənt/ /əˈmendmənt/ [countable, uncountable] a small change or improvement that is made to a document or proposed new law; the process of changing a document or proposed new law.

An amendment is a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document. It is based on the verb to amend, which means to change for better.

As nouns the difference between change and amendment is that change is (countable) the process of becoming different while amendment is an alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.

: to make changes that correct or improve I revised my book report.

There are two types of modifiers: adjectives and adverbs.

Single-word modifiers can be normal adjectives (e.g., “small,” “beautiful,” “expensive”) or determiners such as: possessive determiners (e.g., “my,” “your”) demonstrative determiners (e.g., “this,” “those”) quantifiers (e.g., “many,” “some,” “two”)

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Modifiers indicate that a service or procedure performed has been altered by some specific circumstance, but not changed in its definition or code. They are used to add information or change the description of service in order to improve accuracy or specificity.

Modifier 25 may be appended only to a code found in the E/M section of the CPT manual. Modifier 59 is used to indicate a distinct procedural service.

Modifier GX The GX modifier is used to report that a voluntary Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) has been issued to the beneficiary before/upon receipt of their item because the item was statutorily noncovered or does not meet the definition of a Medicare benefit.

Modifier 24 is defined as an unrelated evaluation and management service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional during a post-operative period. Medicare defines same physician as physicians in the same group practice who are of the same specialty.

Modifier 22 — Increased Procedural Services: Add this modifier to a code when the work required to provide a service is substantially greater than typically required.

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT-4) manual gives the definition of modifier -25 as. follows: (From CPT-4, copyright American Medical Association) “Significant, Separately Identifiable Evaluation and Management Service by the Same Physician on the Same Day of the Procedure or Other Service.”

Modifier 25 Primer: Use It, Don’t Abuse It

1. The E/M service must be significant.
2. The E/M service must be separate.
3. The E/M service must be provided on the same day as the other procedure or E/M service.
4. Modifier 25 should always be attached to the E/M code.

Modifier 25 is one of the most misused codes and is often the cause of an audit. Modifier 25 should only be used if a patient receives a significant E/M service that is separately identifiable from the procedure they came in for. It also must be done on the same day by the same physician.

Modifier 99, Multiple Modifiers: Under certain circumstances 2 or more modifiers may be necessary to completely delineate a service. In such situations modifier 99 is added to the basic procedure, and other applicable modifiers may be listed as part of the description of the service.

Modifier 76 Used to indicate a procedure or service was repeated by the same physician or other qualified health care professional subsequent to the original procedure or service.