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Attending Physician Payment Guide for Hospice Patients
| “GV” modifier
- Attending physician is not employed or paid under agreement by the hospice
| - Physician is covering for a hospice patient’s designated attending physician
- Physician is not an employee of the hospice
- Services are related to the hospice patient’s terminal illness
| “GV” modifier
- Attending physician is not employed or paid under agreement by the hospice
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“Q5” modifier
- Services being billed by the attending physician were provided by a covering physician
| - Physician has been designated by the patient as the attending physician
- Attending physician is not an employee of the hospice
- Services are NOT related to the hospice patient’s terminal illness
| “GW” modifier
- Service is not related to the hospice patient’s terminal condition
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