tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 1999 Issue 2

Reader Question: Supplies During Surgery Can't be Claimed

Question: Can you charge for admit, surgery and IV antibiotics when a patient returns to the doctors office with a groin infection? A patient was taken back into surgery for an incision and drainage (I&D) abscess of the right groin by the same physician that performed laparoscopic hernia repair previously.Anonymous MA CoderAnswer: A physician using a hospital or ASC to perform surgery may only report the professional services provided, not supplies or incidental procedures performed by hospital nursing staff, says Rita Scichilone, MHSA, RRA, CCS, CCS-P, a manager in the coding products and services division of the...

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