Secondary procedure definition

Secondary procedure means a surgical procedure performed during the same operative session as the primary surgery but considered an independent procedure that may not be performed as part of the primary surgery.

Secondary procedure means a surgical procedure which is performed to ameliorate conditions that are found to exist during the performance of a primary surgery and which is considered an independent procedure that may not be performed as a part of the primary surgery or for the existing condition.

Secondary procedure means a surgical procedure which is performed to ameliorate conditions that are found to exist during the performance of a primary surgery and which is

Examples of Secondary procedure in a sentence

• Secondary procedure codes I(4) 14 times MAC Additional ICD-9-CM procedure codes for other procedures performed during the episode.

• When billing a primary bilateral procedure and a secondary procedure:– Primary bilateral = 150 percent of the fee schedule allowance for the procedure– Secondary procedure = 50 percent of the fee schedule allowance for the procedureExample of Billed Procedures:• 31255-50• 31276-51• 31267-51For the above example, the primary procedure is 31255-50 and allowed at 150 percent of the fee schedule allowance or billed charges, whichever is less.

• Electron microscopy revealed severe axonal degeneration and loss, myelin ovoids, lipid and cellular debris, accumulations of fine tubules in Schwann cells, invaginations of the axolemma, Schwann cell column formation.

• Our findings show that Primary CPT, Surgeon, Secondary procedure, tertiary procedure and quaternary procedure are the most important predictors for all five types of surgery.