In the past, my doctors have stated the assistant was present and assisted with the entire operation, but I have one doctor that says one assistant opened and another closed. I haven’t had much luck getting two assistants paid. When there are cosurgeons – mod 62, one will often open and close while the other does the rest of the surgical portion- the cpt is split, is it the same with mod AS? I can’t find any guidelines regarding how much an assistant has to perform to be able to charge for it. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks for any discussion or answers!
Karen Strobel
Thanks for any discussion or answers!
Karen Strobel