tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2010 Issue 3

Reader Question: Discover Payer Supply Rules

Question: Can I use 99070 to report the use of supplies at our surgical office?Iowa SubscriberAnswer: Typically, no, you should not report 99070 for supplies your surgeon uses in the office. The AMA and Medicare already factor essentials into a code's values on the physician fee schedule. If you're doing a procedure in the office that requires tools, surgical trays, or other supplies, the reasonable expectation is that you will be using equipment and the pricing for the procedure accounts for those costs. The purpose of the site of service differential in the Medicare fee schedule is to...

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