Pneumococcal Immunizations

Q. Have there been any updates from CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) regarding the new -X modifiers that were introduced in January of this year? A. CMS released MLN Special Edition article SE1503 on January 22, 2015 (see http://www.cms.gov/Outreachand- Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLN MattersArticles/Downloads/SE1503.pdf), stating that there would be forthcoming guidance as to the appropriate use of the new -X {EPSU} modifiers and “that guidance will include additional descriptive information about the new modifiers” before implementing …