Section 418.10416. Assistant surgeon.

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(1) The carrier shall reimburse for an assistant surgeon service for those surgical procedures designated   by CMS as allowing additional reimbursement for surgical assistant.   The heath   care services manual published separate from these rules will list the surgical procedures that allow reimbursement for assistant surgeon.

(2)   Any of the following may bill assistant surgeon   services     using modifier -80:

(a)   A doctor of dental surgery.

(b)   A doctor of osteopathy.

(c)   A doctor of medicine.

(d) A doctor of podiatry.

(3)   A physician's assistant or an   advanced practice nurse      with     a specialty licensure certification issued by the   state    may    bill assistant surgeon services using modifier -81.

History: 1998-2000 AACS; 2007 AACS.

                    
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