Wiki C3 corpectomy with anterior fusion..approach

[jdemar]

My ortho spine surgeon does many cases with a neurosurgeon and I always bill as co surgeons-62 modifier.....I now have a case that an Ear, Nose, Throat surgeon was involved for the anterior approach...would it be correct to use the -66 modifer, surgical team?

Thank you in advance.

 

[RebeccaWoodward*]

I haven't had a scenario where we used modifier 66 with an ENT. If the ENT and neurosurgeon are working together to provide a single, identifiable procedure I would use modifier 62. Our local ENT physician often performs the surgical exposure for the primary procedure.

 

[FTessaBartels]

2 surgeons or 3?

Were there two surgeon (ENT & Ortho) or were there three (ENT, Ortho & Neuro)?

F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC

 

[jdemar]

3 surgeons

Sorry for the mix up: 1 ortho; 1 neuro; 1 ENT(ENT was for the approach)

 

[RebeccaWoodward*]

Ahh...if your procedure meets the definition of modifier 66...then this could apply.

 

[jdemar]

66 modifier

Thanks to all, -66 it is!