Cardiology Coding Alert

Modifiers:

Take the Fear Out of Coding Team Procedures With 3 Modifier 62 Tips

The fee schedule can help point you in the right direction. You need to watch for surgeries where your cardiologist works with another physician, such as a vascular surgeon or cardiothoracic surgeon, because you have to use modifiers to let payers know about this cooperation. For a true co-surgery with two physicians, that means appending modifier 62 (Two surgeons). Warning: [...]
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