tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2008 Issue 5

Reader Questions: Treat Same Tax ID as Same Doctor

Question: There are six surgeons in our practice, all billing under the same tax identification number. One of the surgeons performed a lumpectomy for a cancer patient. That patient now needs a mastectomy and visits a different surgeon in our practice for a consult. Can we claim the consultation, even though the patient is within the lumpectomy's global period? And after the second surgeon performs the mastectomy, will we need a modifier? Again, the patient is within the global period, but a different surgeon performs the second procedure. New Jersey Subscriber Answer: If all the physicians in your practice...

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