STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #162.98 -- FEE BASIS MODIFIER TABLE INDEX FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^FB(162.98, (3130 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 3.5)
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These entries contain percentage value to pay for a service. After calculating the Medicare rate and the modifier is not a
separate entry in the fee schedule, this table stores by calendar year a percentage multiplier which will adjust the payment amount
accordingly.
Per VHA Directive 10-93-142, this file definition should not be modified.
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REFERENCED BY: MODIFIER RATE LEVEL(B)
LAST MODIFIED: JUL 8,2021@12:12:41
162.98,.01 MODIFIER RATE LEVEL 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<1)!'(X'?1P.E) X
LAST EDITED: SEP 13, 1995
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-30 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This field stores a combination of calendar year and table index.
TECHNICAL DESCR:
These tables store a percentage payment by category.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 162.98^B
1)= S ^FB(162.98,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^FB(162.98,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
162.98,.02 DESCRIPTION 1;1 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>120!($L(X)<3) X
LAST EDITED: NOV 12, 1998
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-120 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This field describes the information stored in the table.
162.98,1 MODIFIER M;0 Multiple #162.981 (Add New Entry without Asking)
162.981,.01 MODIFIER 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>2!($L(X)<1) X
LAST EDITED: NOV 12, 1998
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-2 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
CPT or HICPS modifier for which there is a multiplier used to calculate the Fee schedule.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 162.981^B
1)= S ^FB(162.98,DA(1),"M","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^FB(162.98,DA(1),"M","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
162.981,.02 PERCENTAGE PAID 0;2 NUMBER
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>99999)!(X<0)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
LAST EDITED: NOV 12, 1998
HELP-PROMPT: Type a Number between 0 and 99999, 0 Decimal Digits
DESCRIPTION: For a given modifier this is the multiplier that is used after the Medicare Fee schedule is
calculated.
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