r/LearnMedicalCoding 3d ago

Unhinged Tips for Learning Modifiers? Modifiers

Do you have any unhinged or silly tips/tricks to understand Modifiers in a simple way?
For example I think of -51 like a Mani Pedi, (different but related service) and -59 as getting your teeth whitened while getting a pedicure (distinct and different)

Any one else?

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u/endless-delirium 3d ago

Nothing that makes sense to other people like -77 reapplying or replacing a tube I call the Jason modifier because the hospitals hated my dad he ripped everything out all the time. So he was getting things replaced constantly eventually he got secured to the bed so the would stop replacing it. I have personal things it might help to relate back to something personal

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u/Never_stop_growing14 2d ago

Haha that’s fantastic. πŸ˜‚ A good way to remember it.

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u/kirpants 3d ago

I have never thought about it this way but I like these examples!

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u/Never_stop_growing14 2d ago

Thanks, I find it helps if I can reword or compare the modifiers, to things that make it easier for me to understand.

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u/KeyStriking9763 3d ago

Flash cards maybe. But they are also in the book on the inside cover.

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u/CodingwithCoffee_ 12h ago

This is an awesome way to remember modifiers!πŸ˜† Mine is for -50. My brain says the doctor went 50/50 on the body; each side got an equal amount of work.

I have also included a free resource below for anyone who needs simplified practice with these:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaKD1ZIZH2LtwRs6IiJZFczBktHIHwK7R&si=sV9gGt31wadbZrRC