NR Modifier

New when rented (use the 'nr' modifier when dme which was new at the time of rental is subsequently purchased)

Active modifier

HCPCS modifierNR
Description
New when rented (use the 'nr' modifier when dme which was new at the time of rental is subsequently purchased)
Short description
New when rented
Added
January 1, 1984
Last change
January 1, 1997

What does the NR modifier mean?

The HCPCS Level II modifier NR means: “New when rented (use the 'nr' modifier when dme which was new at the time of rental is subsequently purchased)”. Append it to a HCPCS or CPT code on the claim line when the payer’s policy calls for it; placement and payment effects are defined by each payer.

Other N modifiers