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    Health Service Code 66.4 A

    Lysis of adhesions

    NOTE:
    1. May only be claimed when a full 15 minutes has been spent on adhesions. Each subsequent 15 minutes or major portion thereof may be claimed at the rate specified in the Price List.
    2. May not be claimed in addition to procedures billed with REDO modifier(s).
    3. May not be claimed in addition to HSCs 58.42A, 58.44A, 58.81A, 58.81B, 58.81C, 65.61A, 71.02 and 81.29C.
    4. Benefit includes time spent on lysis of adhesions in the retroperitoneum.
    Category:14 Major Procedure (pre-operative period: 30 days, post-operative period: 14 days)
    Base rate:$79.69

    AMA billing tips:

    • HSCs 65.61A and 66.4 A may not be claimed together. The fee for 65.61A includes an amount for the lysis of adhesions.

    Fee modifiers:

    TypeCode# of callsExplicitActionAmount
    BMIBMIANTYesIncrease By25%
    BMIBMIPROYesIncrease By25%
    ROLEANESTYesReplace Base$18.70
    ROLESAYesReplace Base$148.42
    ROLESAQSYesReplace Base$51.10
    ROLESSSTYesReplace Base$325.09
    ANUANU1For Each Call Pay Base At100%
    ANUANU2 - 150For Each Call Increase By$18.70
    SAUSAU1For Each Call Pay Base At100%
    SAUSAU2 - 33For Each Call Increase By$37.13
    SAQUSAQU1 - 36For Each Call Pay Base At100%
    CALLM151 - 9For Each Call Pay Base At100%
    SURCEVYesIncrease By$48.82
    SURCNTAMYesIncrease By$117.12
    SURCNTPMYesIncrease By$117.12
    SURCWKYesIncrease By$48.82

    Governing Rules:

    • 6.8.1

      HSCs with a designated category code of 1 and 15 include related post-operative services and those with a designated category code of 3, 4, 6 and 14 include both related pre-operative and post-operative services.

      1. a consultation benefit may be claimed up to and including the day of surgery.
      2. pre-operative hospital care may be claimed by the physician who performs the surgery if information is submitted to show that conservative treatment was attempted before surgery was performed.
      3. benefits may be claimed as applicable for complications occurring during or following post-operative time periods.
      4. Deleted
      5. HSC 03.04R may be claimed in the pre-operative time frame when all conditions in the notes have been met.

      The following chart gives the pre-operative and post-operative periods.

      CategoryPre-operativePost-operative
      10 - Days14 - Days
      37 - Days7 - Days
      47 - Days14 - Days
      614 - Days14 - Days
      1430 - Days14 - Days
      150 - Days7 - Days