Louisiana Environmental Action Network

Including your contact information is valuable but not required. The information you have provided will be used to better understand the effects of an oil spill on human health. It may also be used to demonstrate the need for more providers and healthcare facilities that offer treatment for illnesses resulting from chemical exposures.

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A new Medicare modifier ‘CS’ for “chemical spill” was created for medical insurance claims directly related to the BP Oil Spill. It was activated on January 2, 2011 to monitor the potential short and long-term health and cost impacts of the oil spill. If you are a Medicare patient, ask your provider and insurance about retroactively including this code to cover medical visits for symptoms related to the oil spill.