US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 32, § 70.2
Applicable Modifier for Islet Cell Transplant Claims for Carriers
Carriers shall instruct physicians to bill using the above procedure code(s) with modifier QR
(Item or service provided in a Medicare-specified study) for all claims for islet cell
transplantation and routine follow-up care related to this service.
History
(Rev. 986, Issued: 06-16-06, Effective: 05-01-06, Implementation: 07-31-06)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
711d1fb7c9b01436ef880bc3687c18294b834da31d7b7185d49b3f5ec57d1a12
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