BarbaraBate2023
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I am reviewing a bill from a hospital where a 24-hour stay occurred. The person had a laparoscopic hysterectomy (ob/gyn) and CMC joint arthroplasty w/tendon transfer (by ortho) on the same day in the same OR setting (The patient was not woken from anesthesia). I have been asked to cull our charges specific to the CMC joint arthroplasty and the tendon transfer. The hospital billed "OR Services" for each CPT code (58571 for hysterectomy, 25447-LT and 25310 for CMC/tendon transfer) without a modifier (the full charge for each). Is that allowable or should they have added the 51 modifier to CPT 25310? Both hand/wrist procedures were done by the same surgeon, same day, say surgical site. Thanks in advance.