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    Wiki CO-SURGEONS/SURGERY ASSIST

    Hello, I am looking for some guidance for a new Spine Doctor that has recently joined the orthopedic practice I work for. Dr. S is our Spine surgeon and he has been assisting another physician, Dr. Y on some spine surgeries. Dr. Y is a neurosurgeon. I have two questions, the first would be...
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    Wiki Breast reconstruction; TRAM w/co surgeon (19364)

    I did a search on procedure code 19364 for this thread and it looks like this question goes way back. We have had a few insurance companies deny the co-surgeons (62 modifier) for procedure code 19364 stating they are not of different specialties (two board certified plastic surgeons doing the...
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    Wiki Unlisted code denial with co-surgeon

    An expanded, endoscopic, endonasal resectioning of a 3 cm meningioma in the tuberculum sella region was performed by our Neurosurgeon with the transnasal approach being done by an ENT acting as co-surgeon in April of this year. There is not a CPT code that accurately describes this procedure...
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    Wiki modifier 62 with 22

    Can a surgeon use a co-surgeon (modifier 62) and also use the modifier 22? Or does the 62 modifier automatically exclude use of the 22
    • pgirkins
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    • Forum: Modifiers
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