tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2000 Issue 8

Get a Request for Consults to Properly Gain Reimbursement

General surgeons called in to the operating room (OR) to render an opinion should bill intraoperative consultations using inpatient or outpatient consult codes. To do this effectively, however, all the requirements of a consult must be met, coding specialists say. That means the request for the consultation must be documented, in addition to the visit itself, and the surgeon must submit a written report once the consultation is completed.In an intraoperative consult, the surgeon comes in and examines the patient, offers an opinion, and either takes over for that particular portion of the surgery or leaves the room...

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