The SKILL modifier designates the discipline and specialty/accreditation under which the service provider provided the service. This is an implicit modifier, however if using another skill, it is an explicit modifier and it is derived from the skill field on the claim instead of the default skill.
| Code: | Description: |
|---|---|
| ANES | ANESTHETIST |
| ANPA | ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY |
| CARD | CARDIOLOGY |
| CLIM | CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGY |
| CMSP | COMMUNITY MEDICINE SPECIALIST |
| CRCM | CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE |
| CRSG | CARDIAC SURGEON |
| CTSG | CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC |
| DERM | DERMATOLOGY |
| DIRD | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY |
| E/M | ENDOCRINOLOGY/METABOLISM |
| EMSP | EMERGENCY MEDICINE |
| FTER | FULL TIME EMERGENCY ROOM |
| GAST | GASTROENTEROLOGY |
| GNMH | GENERALISTS RATES FOR MENTAL HEALTH PHYSICIANS |
| GNSG | GENERAL SURGERY |
| GP | GENERAL PRACTICE |
| HEM | HEMATOLOGY |
| HEPA | HEMATOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY |
| IDIS | INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
| INMD | INTERNAL MEDICINE |
| MDBI | MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY |
| MDGN | MEDICAL GENETICS |
| MDMI | MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY |
| MDON | MEDICAL ONCOLOGY |
| NCMD | NUCLEAR MEDICINE |
| NEPH | NEPHROLOGY |
| NEUR | NEUROLOGY |
| NPM | NEONATAL PERINATAL MEDICINE |
| NUPA | NEUROPATHOLOGY |
| NUSG | NEUROSURGERY |
| OBGY | OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY |
| OCMD | OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE SPECIALTY |
| OPHT | OPHTHALMOLOGY |
| ORPA | ORAL PATHOLOGY |
| ORSG | ORAL SURGERY |
| ORTH | ORTHOPEDIC |
| OTOL | OTOLARYNGOLOGY |
| OVAC | OCULO - VISUAL ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATION |
| PATH | GENERAL PATHOLOGY |
| PDGE | PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY |
| PDNR | PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY |
| PDSG | PEDIATRIC GENERAL SURGERY |
| PED | PEDIATRICS |
| PEDC | PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY |
| PEDN | PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY |
| PHMD | PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION |
| PLAS | PLASTIC SURGERY |
| PODS | PODIATRIC SURGERY |
| PROS | PROSTHODONTICS |
| PSYC | PSYCHIATRY |
| RHEU | RHEUMATOLOGY |
| ROSP | RADIATION ONCOLOGY |
| RSMD | RESPIRATORY MEDICINE |
| SPMH | SPECIALIST RATES FOR MENTAL HEALTH PHYSICIANS |
| THOR | THORACIC SURGERY |
| UROL | UROLOGY |
| VSSG | VASCULAR SURGERY |
