tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2003 Issue 6

Emphasize Surgeons Expertise To Increase Concurrent Care Pay

When a surgeon works concurrently with other physicians to treat a patient, you'll stand a better chance of receiving full pay for the surgeon's services if the claim establishes that the care he or she provided was necessary because of special training or expertise in his or her specialty. Trauma surgeons in particular will likely encounter concurrent care situations. If, for instance, a trauma surgeon is providing overall coordination of care for a patient with a closed head injury, the surgeon will likely work with a neurosurgeon or neurologist to provide services for the patient, coding experts say. Likewise...

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