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Wiki Post op care from a different doctor

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So we have a patient that got rodding of their tib/fib from a different doctor but is coming to us for their post op care. Is there a modifier or a v code that can be used for this? I'm stumped :/
 
If you have a documented transfer of care from the surgeon to your doctor, you can bill the CPT surgical code with a modifier 55.

It may be more beneficial for your physician to itemize the postop care with E&M codes. Carriers are finicky about "unbundling" the components of a CPT code. Just be aware.
 
You realize that postop care is 100% E&M encounters and it would include office encounters. The same information I supplied above applies.
 
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