Wiki surgery while under anesthesia for another sx?

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My doctor removed an external fixation device from a patient while he was under anesthesia by a different doctor for a hernia repair, outpatient procedure. Does this get any special sort of modifier?
 
No modifier necessary as long as each surgeon is also performing the postoperative care affiliated with the procedure he/she performed. Each surgeon bills only for the procedure he/she performed as this was not a two surgeon or assist surgeon situation.

Julie, CPC
 
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