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    Health Service Code 51.61A

    For open heart surgery

    Category:14 Major Procedure (pre-operative period: 30 days, post-operative period: 14 days)
    Base rate:$618.15

    Fee modifiers:

    TypeCode# of callsExplicitActionAmount
    BMIBMIANEYesIncrease By25%
    BMIBMIANTYesIncrease By25%
    BMIBMIPROYesIncrease By25%
    AGEL30Increase Base To150%
    ROLEANEYesReplace Base$222.07
    ROLEANESTYesReplace Base$18.70
    VANEADDAReplace$223.25
    VANEL30ANIncrease By$110.16
    VANEL30ATIncrease By$110.16
    ANUANU1For Each Call Pay Base At100%
    ANUANU2 - 150For Each Call Increase By$18.70
    LMTSL44YesIncrease Base To150%
    LMTSL44ANEYesIncrease Base By$110.16
    LVPADDYesReplace Base100%

    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
    • 6.15.2

      HSCs 46.03B, 47.92C, 50.75A and 51.98A are defined as having a reoperative component and therefore are not eligible for redo modifiers. HSCs 51.61A and 51.61B are also not eligible for redo modifiers.