Co-Surgery Not Billed with Modifier 62
Recovery Auditors have identified significant payment errors because of failure to appropriately apply the co-surgeon modifier, used when two or more surgeons of different specialties contribute to one operative session and each separately submit claims to Medicare.
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: June 27, 2013
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