Modifiers
Modifier | Description |
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D | Diagnosis or therapeutic site other than P or H when these are used as origin codes |
E | Patient pronounced dead after ambulance called |
G | Ambulance service provided under arrangement by a provider of services |
H | Ambulance service furnished directly by a provider of services |
I | Site of transfer (e.g. airport or helipad) between modes of ambulance transport |
J | Freestanding ESRD facility |
N | Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) |
P | Physician office |
R | Residence |
S | Scene of accident or acute event |
X | Intermediate stop at physician's office on the way to hospital - use as a destination only |
Additional modifiers
Modifier | Description |
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GM | Multiple patients on one ambulance trip |
QL | Patient pronounced dead after ambulance called |
QM | Ambulance service provided under arrangement by a provider of services |
QN | Ambulance service furnished directly by a provider of services |