tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 5

PART B REVENUE BOOSTER: Co-Surgery or Assistant Surgery? The Difference Could Cost You 46 Percent of Your Pay

Keep an eye out for separate op notes, experts say. Can't tell a surgical assist from a co-surgery? It could cost you. On Jan. 30, CMS issued Transmittal 1632, which lets physicians who assign benefits to critical access hospitals know just how to bill co-surgery claims. If you could use a refresher, check out the following quick tips. What is co-surgery? "Co-surgery refers to a single surgical procedure which requires the skill of two surgeons, each in a different specialty, performing parts of the same procedure simultaneously," Transmittal 1632 says. "Co-surgery has been performed if the procedure(s) performed...

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