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Determine how Bipartisan Budget Act impacts off-campus departments, modifier –PO

Reporting modifier –PO (services, procedures, and/or surgeries furnished at off-campus provider-based outpatient departments) only recently became mandatory, but new rules and regulations could change the requirements in certain settings. Kimberly Anderwood Hoy Baker, JD, CPC, reviews recent legislation that could have an impact on modifier –PO and looks ahead to when CMS intends to offer more guidance.

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