BC Advantage - 2017 Issue 4

Assistant-At-Surgery Services

By:  Brittney Murdock, CPCPublished:  January 6th, 2017Last Review/Update:  January 6th, 2017An "assistant at surgery" is a physician who actively assists the physician in charge of a case in performing a surgical procedure. The "assistant at surgery" provides more than just ancillary services.Codes eligible for reimbursement for an assistant surgeon are designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) with minor modifications. Individual consideration may be made when there are extenuating circumstances. The primary surgeon needs to document the actions of the assistant surgeon with as much detail as possible, including documentation that the additional operative...

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