AMA CPT® Assistant - 1996 Issue 3 (March)
A Closer Look at the Use of Surgical Modifiers (March 1996)
March 1996 pages 8-9 Coding Commentary A Closer Look at the Use of Surgical Modifiers One of the many challenges facing coders today is interpreting the assistant surgeon modifiers; -80, -81, and -82. To obtain information about how assistant surgeon services are being reported, we recently surveyed members of the CPT Advisory Committee and subscribers of CPT Assistant. As evidenced by their responses, there are vast differences of opinion regarding how to report assistant surgeon services. Survey Results The reason we conducted the survey was to gather information to assist the CPT Editorial Panel in their discussions concerning CPT...
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