tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2019 Issue 4

Modifiers: Enhance Your Assistant Surgeon Modifier Reporting With This Guide

Plus, know how to report PA, NP, and CNS-assisted surgeries. Coding some operative reports can be challenging on their own, but adding in an assistant surgeon to the mix adds an extra degree of difficulty. That’s in part because you’ve got to consider a handful of different assistant surgeon modifiers. Rely on these helpful points and expert advice to code your assistant surgery claims with the highest degree of confidence. Understand Rationale for an Assistant on the Case The primary surgeon may use an assistant surgeon for several reasons, such as a particularly complex procedure or patient...

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