Svc req by another clinician

Full descriptor

Diagnostic services requested by another clinician: for reporting services by a clinician who furnishes care to the patient only as requested by another clinician or subsequent and related services requested by another clinician; this modifier is reported for patient relationships that may not be adequately captured by the above alternative categories; reporting clinician service examples include but are not limited to, the radiologist's interpretation of an imaging study requested by another clinician

Details

Code

X5

Short descriptor

Svc req by another clinician

Code set

HCPCS Modifiers

Release

July 2026

Status

Active

Added

Jan 1 2018

Nearby codes

Code sets are published in blocks, so neighbours are usually related.