tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2024 Issue Q1

Part B Coding Coach: Pocket This Assistant At Surgery Modifier Primer

Hint: Do not report modifiers 80 and AS together. An assistant surgeon may be necessary to help perform a surgical procedure, but adding the details to the operative report can be complicated. And that includes using the correct modifiers to ensure your claims are clean. Check out this guide to learn how to append assistant at surgery modifiers. Understand When an Assistant Surgeon Is Necessary According to Medicare guidelines, an assistant at surgery is “a physician who actively assists the physician in charge of a case in performing a surgical procedure.” A primary surgeon may require an...

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