S.D. Admin. R. 67:16:02:16

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 54, October 28, 2024
Section 67:16:02:16 - Billing requirements - Modifier codes - Provider identification numbers

A claim submitted under this chapter must be submitted at the provider's usual and customary charge.

The laboratory that performed the laboratory test must submit the claim for the test.

If relevant, the claim shall identify the modifying circumstance of a service or procedure by the addition of the applicable modifier code to the procedure code.

A claim submitted for multiple surgeries must contain the applicable procedure code for the primary surgical procedure. All other procedures performed during the same operating session must be billed using the applicable procedure code and modifier 51. A bilateral procedure or a surgical procedure which cannot stand alone but which is performed as a part of a primary surgical procedure, such as procedure code 15261, is not considered a multiple surgical procedure.

A claim submitted by a clinical nurse specialist, a nurse practitioner, or a physician assistant must contain the nurse practitioner's, the clinical nurse specialist's, or the physician assistant's provider identification number and may not be submitted under the supervising physician's identification number.

A claim submitted for immunizations must contain the applicable procedure code for the administration of the vaccine and an additional procedure code for the vaccine itself. If the vaccine is supplied by the state, the billing code for the vaccine must contain the two-letter modifier of SL.

S.D. Admin. R. 67:16:02:16

16 SDR 234, effective 7/2/1990; 17 SDR 200, effective 7/1/1991; 1921 SDR 165, effective 5/3/1993; 23 SDR 38, effective 9/26/1996; 34 SDR 68, effective 9/12/2007; 44 SDR 94, effective 12/4/2017

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1(1)(2).

Required modifier codes, § 67:16:02:03.03. Third-party liability, ch 67:16:26. Claims, ch 67:16:35.