How are surgical assistant fees calculated?
For surgical assistance, you enter the item 51303 after adding any other surgical items to the account, and the fee is calculated by taking 20% of the total surgical fee. The rate of 1.43 is different for each health fund. Note that the AHSA fee is not calculated as 1766.30 / 5 = 353.26.
Do I need an ABN for surgical assisting?
Medicare has recently required ALL doctors who want to surgical assist to be registered for an ABN.
How do I claim for surgical assisting?
There are several ways to receive a fee for surgical assisting:
- The surgeon pays you directly. The surgeon claims the assistant's fee on your behalf and pays you directly. ...
- You bill the patient directly. ...
- You bill the health insurer directly. ...
- You bill both the patient AND the health fund.