Reporting Cosurgeries (July 1996)

Why This Topic Matters

Cosurgery claims can be reported incorrectly if the roles of the participating physicians are not coordinated. Understanding the article helps practices align coding and claim submission for multi-physician surgical cases.

Article Sections

1. Coding Tip

   Introduces the topic of cosurgery reporting and frames the common billing question addressed by the article.

2. The General Question

   Presents the scenario of two physicians sharing a procedure and the uncertainty about how each physician should report the service.

3. Here's How to Code

   Summarizes the article’s general CPT reporting guidance for shared surgical services and the associated modifier use.

4. Illustration

   Describes an example operative scenario involving multiple surgical components performed by different physicians.

5. Coding the Illustration

   Shows the example reporting format for the physicians involved in the illustration.