maine4me
Guru
I bill for a general surgery group and there recently has been some question as to what complications would warrant a subsequent visit as opposed to a post-op visit. I have provided the practictioners with the guidelines but still they have questions. Please review the following clinical scenario.
Patient comes in for a laparoscopic cholesystecotomy. After being released to the med/surg floor the patient develops a bile leak, which ultimately requires stent placement by the GI group.
The question is would surgical visits following the bile leak be considered post-op or can they be billed as a subsequent visit? My gut feeling this is post-op since a bile leak is probably a common complication of a lap choly.
Please help.
Patient comes in for a laparoscopic cholesystecotomy. After being released to the med/surg floor the patient develops a bile leak, which ultimately requires stent placement by the GI group.
The question is would surgical visits following the bile leak be considered post-op or can they be billed as a subsequent visit? My gut feeling this is post-op since a bile leak is probably a common complication of a lap choly.
Please help.