HCPCS Level II modifier
Modifier FP
Modifier FP is a HCPCS Level II modifier. CMS describes it as: Service provided as part of family planning program.
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II, October 2026 file dated September 23, 2026. Publisher page
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- Modifier
- FP
- Type
- HCPCS Level II modifier, maintained by CMS
- CMS description
- Service provided as part of family planning program
- Claim form
- CMS-1500 item 24D, up to four modifiers per line. 837P SV101-3 to SV101-6.
- Guidance
- CMS HCPCS quarterly update
Related modifiers
- FQThe service was furnished using audio-only communication technology
- FCPartial credit received for replaced device
- FRThe supervising practitioner was present through two-way, audio/video communication technology
- FBItem provided without cost to provider, supplier or practitioner, or full credit received for replaced device (examples, but not limited to, covered under warranty, replaced due to defect, free samples)
- FSSplit (or shared) evaluation and management visit
- FALeft hand, thumb
- FTUnrelated evaluation and management (E/M) visit on the same day as another E/M visit or during a global procedure (preoperative, postoperative period, or on the same day as the procedure, as applicable). (report when an E/M visit is furnished within the global period but is unrelated, or when one or more additional E/M visits furnished on the same day are unrelated)
- F9Right hand, fifth digit
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Questions
What does modifier FP mean?
Modifier FP is a HCPCS Level II modifier. CMS describes it as: Service provided as part of family planning program.
Is modifier FP a CPT or a HCPCS modifier?
FP is a HCPCS Level II modifier from the CMS quarterly HCPCS file. Two-digit numeric modifiers, such as 25 or 59, are CPT modifiers.
Where does modifier FP go on a claim?
On the CMS-1500 it goes in item 24D next to the procedure code. Each line holds up to four modifiers. On an 837P it goes in SV101-3 to SV101-6.
What denial comes back when a modifier is wrong?
A missing or mismatched modifier often comes back as CARC 4. A modifier that was not valid on the date of service comes back as CARC 182. A bundling edit the modifier should have bypassed comes back as CARC 97 or 236.