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Definition 0 Assistant surgeon may be paid with documentation supporting medical necessity 1 Assistant surgeon cannot be paid 2 Assistant surgeon can be paid 9 Assistant surgeon concept does not apply While an assistant surgeon does not need to complete a separate individual report, the primary surgeon does need to capture the role the assistant surgeon played in the procedure and must also identify the assistant surgeon in the primary operative note. The assistant surgeon must play a medically necessary role in the performance of the procedure and not just be an observer. It is not sufficient documentation to just indicate in the header of the report the name of the assistant surgeon. It is also not sufficient to identify terms like “we” and “us” to indicate an assistant surgeon was present. Co-Surgeons 62 Two Surgeons—When two surgeons perform distinct portions of a single procedure and both must capture their services with the same CPT® code modifier 62 should be reported on both surgeon services. When two surgeons are Modifiers–The Rest of the Story 8 AAPC 1-800-626-CODE (2633) involved in the same operative episode but their unique services can be identified with different CPT® codes, this modifier is not appropriate and not necessary. However, if the physicians are co-surgeons, one is not simply assisting; both should be reimbursed for their portion of the service. When modifier 62 is utilized, the total expected reim- bursement would be at 125 percent of the allowable charge and split between the surgeons with each receiving 62.5 percent of the allowable amount. For example: CPT® 62223 Creation of shunt; ventriculo- peritoneal, -pleural, other terminus often requires the skills of both a neurosurgeon and a general surgeon for comple- tion. When this occurs, the two surgeons each provide their unique service; both would report the 62223-62. It would not be needed, when two surgeons are involved in the operative episode, but each have a clearly defined sepa- rate procedure. One example of this would be when both an abdomino-vaginal vesical neck suspension is performed by a urologist and a total abdominal hysterectomy is per- formed by a gynecologist during the same operative event. Since the vesical neck suspension can be reported with 51845 and the hysterectomy with 58150; modifier 62 is not needed, as both physicians have a code to capture their unique services. Distinct and Separate Modifier 59 Modifier 59 is often termed the modifier of last resort as it is often misused and overused and has a high impact on reimbursement so is very closely monitored by payers. The NCCI edits have thousands of procedures that are bundled together and not separately reportable in most cir- cumstances. However, there are instances for a particular patient on a particular day by a particular physician, the services are truly distinct and separate and should be reim- bursed separately. When this occurs and there is no anatomical modifier to clearly distinguish the distinct and separate nature of the procedures performed, modifier 59 should be utilized. The NCCI edits identify a status of 1, 0, or 9 and this status further clarifies when a 59 may be appropriate. If the status is a 0, a modifier 59 should never be utilized and the codes are never reportable for the same patient on the same date in any circumstance. If a status of 9 is attached, the NCCI edit is no longer applicable and the codes are no longer bundled together, so no modifier would be needed. In those instances in which procedure codes are bundled together, but have a status indicator of 1, it identifies that in certain circumstances a modifier is allowed to receive separate payment. The article found at: www.cms.gov/ Download 0.66 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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