CRC CPC
Guru
Can my surgeon charge for a chest tube removal, put in by other surgeon in another state? Would he just bill for an e&m? 
Thank you
Colleen Cox CPC
Thank you
Colleen Cox CPC
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Wiki Chest tube removal
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FTessaBartels
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Just the E/M
Just the E/M -- UNLESS ...
1) The original surgeon billed his procedure with a -54 modifier and you would bill the same procedure with a -55 modifier to signify post-operative care.
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2) You had to take the patient to the OR and use general anesthesia (sometimes happens with children).
F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC
Just the E/M -- UNLESS ...
1) The original surgeon billed his procedure with a -54 modifier and you would bill the same procedure with a -55 modifier to signify post-operative care.
-or-
2) You had to take the patient to the OR and use general anesthesia (sometimes happens with children).
F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC
CRC CPC
Guru
Thanks that was what I figured.