Files > CPT MODIFIER

name

CPT MODIFIER

number

81.3

location

^DIC(81.3,

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	modifier(+)	0;1	FREE TEXT		B	This field contains the modifier.
.02	name(+)	0;2	FREE TEXT		C	This field contains a brief description of the modifier.
.03	code	0;3	FREE TEXT		D	This field contains the modifier code.
.04	source	0;4	SET OF CODES	C:CPT H:HCPCS V:VA NATIONAL		This field contains the modifier source. For example, the source could be either American Medical Association (AMA) or Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
5	inactive flag	0;5	SET OF CODES	1:INACTIVE		This is 1 if the modifier is currently inactive.
7	inactive date	0;7	DATE-TIME			Date the CPT Modifier becomes/became inactivated.
8	active date	0;8	DATE-TIME			Date the CPT Modifier becomes/became activated.
10	range	10;0	MULTIPLE	81.32
50	description	D;0	WORD-PROCESSING			This field contains a detailed description of the modifier.
60	effective date	60;0	MULTIPLE	81.33
61	name (versioned)	61;0	MULTIPLE	81.361		This is a history of the CPT Modifiers (short text) to include the date the text was first used along with the text.
62	description (versioned)	62;0	MULTIPLE	81.362		This is a history of the CPT Modifiers descriptions (long text) to include the date the text was first used along with the text.