Our physician (Provider A) is providing surgery and 45 days of post operative care. He then is transferring care to another provider (Provider B).

:confused::confused::confused:
When reporting for our physician (Provider A) I will report the claim for surgery with modifier 54 on the first line.

When reporting for our physician (Provider A) I will report the claim for post op care on a second line with the proper date span on line 2 of the claim with modifier 55.

Here is my question:

Must I wait till the ending date of our post operative care provided by our physician (Provider A) is complete before submitting my claim? And, can I send two separate claims for the surgery and post operative care or must the claim have both items reported on the same claim which would mean Provider A should wait to submit his claim till he has transferred care to Provider B?

Your help is greatly appreciated!