A physician has two OP notes on the same date of service. First he is performing a DPL in the ICU. He says in the report, "we elected to proceed to the operation". Then, the second OP note is from the OR, he performs a small intestine resection.
The codes I am using are 49080 for the first procedure and 44120 for the second. Would you add some modifier to the 44120 to show that this was not done at the same time as the 49080? Or are they performed close enough that you can combine the OP notes (44120, 49080-51)?
Thank you!
The codes I am using are 49080 for the first procedure and 44120 for the second. Would you add some modifier to the 44120 to show that this was not done at the same time as the 49080? Or are they performed close enough that you can combine the OP notes (44120, 49080-51)?
Thank you!