A brief guideline to use Modifier 62

There are two or more surgeons’ skills are required to perform surgery on the same patient within the same operative period in some cases. This may be necessary because of the complexity of the procedure(s) and the patient’s condition. In these circumstances, the other physicians are not serving as surgical assistants. If the surgery is invoiced with a modifier 62 and the indicator is 1, the claim will be suspended for human examination of any supporting documentation. When a procedure is billed with modifier 62 and the indicator is 2, the reimbursement rule for two surgeons applies.

medical billing, modifier 62