Wiki Billing for more than one assistant

[MrsAshley724]

We've started billing for the first assistant (she's one of our APRN's) and she does the harvesting of the vein but my question is can we bill for the surgical first assistant as well? We use the AS modifier for the first assistant, would we use the AS modifier for the surgical assistant?

 

[thomas7331]

Most payers, including Medicare, will not reimburse more than one assistant for the same surgery.

 

[csperoni]

I agree with @thomas7331. I have never seen any payor, ever, reimburse for more than one assistant for the same surgery.

 

[amyjph]

Agree, you can only bill for one.