tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2012 Issue 12
You Be the Coder: Untangle Assistant Surgeon Puzzle
Question: I'd appreciate some help with how to bill for the following scenario for a patient with a vena cava thrombus during a kidney removal:Physician A and an assistant physician B, both in the same group, performed an open radical nephrectomy without taking regional lymph nodes. A vascular surgeon was called in to help with the evacuation of vena cava thrombus, which he performed with the assistance of physician A. Because the vascular surgeon is new to this area and is not credentialed, he will not be billing for his portion of the procedure. Tennessee SubscriberAnswer: You should bill...
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