Hello,
our providers work with assistant surgeons all the time but we have been having issues getting Medicare to pay all codes that are suppose to be paid based on medical necessity. We are not sure what Medicare is wanting us to include in the patients Operative Report that will be enough to show medical necessity and get these claims paid!!! Our doctors do include in the beginning of their report that an assistant will be used and why, but even with that we have not been sucessful in getting them paid. some examples of codes we are having this issue with are 29877, 29881,20680,25606,64718. Based on Medicare guidelines these are payable codes with proof of Medical Necessity, BUT WHAT IS ENOUGH FOR THEM TO GET THESE PAID?WHAT ARE WE MISSING? if anyone out there has been sucessful in getting these paid i would appreciate your help
our providers work with assistant surgeons all the time but we have been having issues getting Medicare to pay all codes that are suppose to be paid based on medical necessity. We are not sure what Medicare is wanting us to include in the patients Operative Report that will be enough to show medical necessity and get these claims paid!!! Our doctors do include in the beginning of their report that an assistant will be used and why, but even with that we have not been sucessful in getting them paid. some examples of codes we are having this issue with are 29877, 29881,20680,25606,64718. Based on Medicare guidelines these are payable codes with proof of Medical Necessity, BUT WHAT IS ENOUGH FOR THEM TO GET THESE PAID?WHAT ARE WE MISSING? if anyone out there has been sucessful in getting these paid i would appreciate your help