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Next-Day Nephrectomy Completion

Published on Thu Jun 11, 2015

Question: The surgeon did a partial nephrectomy, and the day after, it was discovered the kidney was unsalvageable and a total nephrectomy was performed. Are both procedures billable? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: Yes, you can report both procedures, but you will need a modifier on the second.  Here’s why: The second surgery is to correct a postoperative complication of an initial procedure (the [...]
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