Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04), Ch. 17 § 100.2.7
Monitoring of Claims Submitted With the J2 and/or J3
100.2.7 - Monitoring of Claims Submitted With the J2 and/or J3
Modifiers
(Rev. 866, Issued: 02-17-06, Effective: 07-01-06, Implementation: 07-03-06)
As part of their normal data analysis, A/B MACs (B) shall monitor these claims
submitted with the J2, “restocking” modifier, or J3, the “furnish as written” modifier, for
patterns of abuse and follow the Progressive Corrective Action (PCA) process described
in the Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 3, Section 11.