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Effective October 27, 2011 , physicians and non-physician health care
practitioners who provide assistant-at-surgery services will be reimbursed at
16 percent of the surgical allowance, replacing the current reimbursement
amount of 20 percent of the surgical allowance.
This change will be reflected in Claim Payment Policy #00.10.18g: Modifiers for
Assistant-at-Surgery Services: 80, 81, 82, and AS. The policy notification has
been available for review by providers and their office staff since it was
posted on our website on July 29, 2011. This version of the policy will become
effective on October 27, 2011.
Policy notifications are available on our medical policy website at www.ibx.com/medpolicy. If you have any questions
regarding this policy change, please contact your Network Coordinator.
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