tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 31

Reader Question: Separate Session Could Mean You've Earned Billable Control of Bleeding

If you cover all of your bases, you may be able to report bleeding control separately -- but keep your eye on your modifiersQuestion: I understand that you should include control of bleeding during a surgical procedure as a component of the primary surgical procedure and not bill it separately. However, we had to return a patient to the operating room for control of bleeding via a separate endoscope 24 hours later. Can we separately report that service?Answer: If the surgeon tends to the patient only for control of bleeding, you may report the bleed control procedure separately...

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