tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 10

Revenue Booster: Check With Your Carrier For Assistant Surgeon Billing

Warning: Assistant surgeon rules differ between carriers, and change in teaching hospitals Insurers pay an additional fee for assistant surgeons, and therefore review assistant surgeon claims carefully. But you can keep your assistant surgeon coding on the straight and narrow by following a few quick tips. "Many carriers create their own rules that determine which practitioners can bill as assistant surgeons," says Barbara J. Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC-OTO, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CHCC, president of CRN Healthcare Solutions. "You can review the Medicare fee schedule to find out which surgeries are billable with assistant surgeons," she says.Find co-surgeon...

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