What is a technical component in healthcare?

The technical component of a service includes the provision of all equipment, supplies, personnel, and costs related to the performance of the exam. To claim only the technical portion of a service, append modifier TC, technical component, to the appropriate CPT code.

What does professional component mean?

Professional component means the charges associated with a professional service provided to a patient by a hospital based physician. This component is billed separately from the inpatient charges.

What does the technical component mean?

Technical component means the part of a procedure or service that relates to the equipment set-up and techni- cian’s time, or the part of a procedure and service payment that recognizes the equipment cost and technician time.

What is a technical component in billing?

• The technical component (TC) represents the cost of the equipment, supplies and personnel to perform the procedure. It is identified by. appending modifier TC to the procedure code.

What is technical and professional components?

Technical components describe the technical component (i.e., staff and equipment costs) of selected diagnostic tests for which there is an associated code that describes the professional component of the diagnostic tests only.

Which is an example of a professional component?

An example of a professional component only code is 93010, Electrocardiogram; interpretation and report. Modifiers 26 and TC cannot be used with these codes. The total RVUs for professional component only codes include values for physician work, practice expense, and malpractice expense.

How do you bill professional and technical component?

To bill for only the technical component of a test. When billing both the professional and technical component of a procedure when the technical component was purchased from an outside entity; the provider would bill the professional on one line of service and the technical on a separate line.

What is technical component in coding?

An example of a technical component code is 93005, Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation and report. It also identifies codes that are covered only as diagnostic tests and therefore do not have a related professional code. Modifiers 26 and TC cannot be used with these codes.

Why would a TC be billed and not PC?

Modifier TC is used with the billing code to indicate that the TC is being billed. PC and TC do not apply to physician services that cannot be distinctly split into professional and technical components. Modifiers PC and TC may not be used with these billing codes.

When should TC modifier be used?

Modifier TC is used when only the technical component (TC) of a procedure is being billed when certain services combine both the professional and technical portions in one procedure code. Use modifier TC when the physician performs the test but does not do the interpretation.

Can you use modifier 26 and TC together?

Modifiers 26 and TC can be used with these codes. The total RVUs for codes reported with a 26 modifier include values for physician work, practice expense, and malpractice expense. The total RVUs for codes reported with a TC modifier include values for practice expense and malpractice expense only.

What are professional and technical modifiers?