Section R. 418.10416 - Assistant surgeonRule 416.
(1) The carrier shall reimburse for an assistant surgeon service for those surgical procedures designated by CMS as allowing additional reimbursement for a surgical assistant. The surgical procedures allowing reimbursement for an assistant surgeon shall be provided separate from these rules on the agency website, www.michigan.gov/wca.(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.Mich. Admin. Code R. 418.10416
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