Wiki Date of surgery

[R1CPC]

if the physician started surgery on 1/1 but finished on 1/2 what date do we use as the date of service, CMS says we use the date the service was furnished..does furnish mean complete or day it initiated?

 

[cynthiabrown]

I always used finish date.......

 

[lindacoder]

According to General Surgery Coding Coach you use the date the case was started - that's what I was always told to do.

 

[cynthiabrown]

awesome.......I did no t know that! thanks