CMS will continue to recognize modifier 59 “as a default,” however, the agency encourages physicians and coders that modifier -59 should not be used when a more descriptive modifier is available.

Objectives This cohort study reported descriptive statistics in athletes engaged in Summer and Winter Olympic sports who sustained a sport-related concussion (SRC) and assessed the impact of access to ...

CMS will continue to recognize modifier 59 "as a default," however, the agency encourages physicians and coders that modifier -59 should not be used when a more descriptive modifier is available.