Modifiers:
Take the Fear Out of Coding Team Procedures With 3 Modifier 62 Tips
Published on Thu Jul 09, 2015
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: [...]