(Newser) â Here's a fun fact to throw around the Thanksgiving table: Lots of turkey farms use arsenic in their feed. Yes, that arsenic, the deadly poison, which can control stomach bugs in turkeys and fatten them up, explains NPR's Shots health blog.It can also show up in the turkey meat on the table in trace amounts.es, that arsenic, the deadly poison, which can control stomach bugs in turkeys and fatten them up, explains NPR's Shots health blog. It can also show up in the turkey meat on the table in trace amounts.
It is the most common crosswalk system used by major payors and CMS. On their update, effective July 1, 2011, Ingenix crosswalk for CPT code 43775 will have added Modifier 80. Definition of modifier 80: Surgical assistant services may be identified by adding modifier 80 to the usual procedure number(s).
Modifiers. Modifiers are used in addition to a CPT code to add more information on the claim. These modifiers state special circumstances that affect the amount the physician will be reimbursed. Modifiers are used for evaluation and management, as well as, procedure codes.odifier -54 refers to surgical care only, a -55 to postoperative care only, and a -56 for preoperative care only. A -58 modifier is attached to a staged or related procedure by the same physician during the postop period.