RE Modifier
Furnished in full compliance with fda-mandated risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (rems)
HCPCS modifierRE
- Description
- Furnished in full compliance with fda-mandated risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (rems)
- Short description
- Furnish full compliance rems
- Added
- January 1, 2009
- Last change
- January 1, 2009
What does the RE modifier mean?
The HCPCS Level II modifier RE means: “Furnished in full compliance with fda-mandated risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (rems)”. 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 R modifiers
- RA – Replacement of a dme, orthotic or prosthetic item
- RB – Replacement of a part of a dme, orthotic or prosthetic item furnished as part of a repair
- RC – Right coronary artery
- RD – Drug provided to beneficiary, but not administered "incident-to"
- RI – Ramus intermedius coronary artery
- RR – Rental (use the 'rr' modifier when dme is to be rented)
- RT – Right side (used to identify procedures performed on the right side of the body)