While the KX modifier indicates that the services are medically necessary, the GY modifier (along with three other HCPCS denial modifiers) serves to indicate that a service is not covered because it is outside of the scope of Medicare coverage authorized by the statute
Specifically, we use the Medicare cost reports for eleven specific costs: FQHC Practitioner Wages and Salaries, FQHC Practitioner Employee Benefits, FQHC Practitioner Contract Labor, Clinical Staff Wages and Salaries, Clinical Staff Employee Benefits, Clinical Staff Contract Labor, Non-Health Staff Compensation, Medical Supplies, Pharmaceuticals, Fixed Assets, and Movable Equipment
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