surgery while under anesthesia for another sx?

[laurabee]

My doctor removed an external fixation device from a patient while he was under anesthesia by a different doctor for a hernia repair, outpatient procedure. Does this get any special sort of modifier?

[kibbit99]

I would also like to know.

Thank you.

[magnolia1]

In your case, I don't think a modifier is needed.

[jdrueppel]

No modifier necessary as long as each surgeon is also performing the postoperative care affiliated with the procedure he/she performed. Each surgeon bills only for the procedure he/she performed as this was not a two surgeon or assist surgeon situation.

Julie, CPC

[kibbit99]

Great! That is what I thought, but I started to second guess myself.

Kim, CPC