We work with several surgeons as assistants. When our surgeon is the assistant, we report the CPT codes with a modifier 80. Do we enter into the associated global period (typically 90 days)? Our surgeon does not see the patient during the post operative period–should he?
Answer:
This is a great question. An assistant surgeon is reimbursed for assisting on the intra-service portion of a procedure. As such, the assistant surgeon does not have a global period. Since you are in a different group practice, your surgeon does not have a global period assigned to their work related to the service they functioned as an assistant surgeon. There is no need for your surgeon to perform “postoperative services” as the reimbursement for the assistant does not include any postoperative care.
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