Medi-Cal: Effective Date Change for HIPAA Code Conversion of Local Modifier ZS

An article that published in the April 2015 Medi-Cal Update announced that the effective date for the discontinuation of local modifier ZS would be July 1, 2015. Local modifier ZS designates both the professional (26) and technical (TC) components of a split-billable procedure on a claim or Treatment Authorization Request (TAR). However, in order to allow sufficient time for providers to make the necessary changes, the effective date for this policy is now August 1, 2015.