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Neurosurgery Coding Alert

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Learn the Correct Billing Guidelines for Certain Health Practitioners

Published on Thu Sep 13, 2018

Question: I understand there must be documentation in the operative note regarding the tasks the assistant performed during the case as well as which cases are eligible for reimbursement for an assistant at surgery. But, if I use a PA for some of the case, say positioning, prep and drape, exposure and closure and then use a Non-ACGME fellow for [...]
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