Modifiers:
Follow These 4 Tips For Modifier 62 Success
Published on Fri May 27, 2011
Get a game plan in place for both codes and documentation.When two surgeons work together to perform one procedure, each physician's individual documentation requirements can get jumbled. Make sure your ob-gyn isn't passing the documentation buck and that he or she knows to follow these four tips when you submit claims with modifier 62.Tip 1: Each physician should identify the other as a cosurgeon. Make sure the other physician is billing with modifier 62. A lot of confusion can arise when physicians from different practices are reporting the same procedure. You may find yourself in a situation where one physician may report the other physician's work as that of an assistant surgeon, in which case the claims would not correspond. This means a denial will hit your desk. One surgeon cannot simply indicate the other as the co-surgeon. Both physicians must submit claims for the same procedure, both with modifier [...]
