D060

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SECOND ASSISTANT
Payment rules:
When more than one assistant was required for a surgical procedure, unless the service is listed
below, the second assistant’s service is only eligible for payment following authorization by a medical
consultant and requires submission of a letter from the surgeon outlining the reason the second
assistant was required. The amount payable for the second assistant is calculated in the same
manner as the amount payable for the first assistant.
Services where a second assistant's services are payable and authorization is not required:
D043, D046, D047, D052, D060, E645, F135, M112, M117, M134, M142, N539, N540, P042, P051,
P052, P056, P059, R008, R009, R013, R014, R015, R016, R055, R056, R064, R065, R067, R069,
R134, R135, R136, R140, R182, R240, R241, R244, R326, R327, R334, R393, R438, R440, R441,
R483, R487, R545, R553, R568, R593, R594, R617, R645, R701, R702, R704, R712, R713, R714,
R715, R718, R726, R727, R728, R729, R732, R733, R734, R735, R737, R739, R742, R743, R746,
R747, R749, R764, R770, R771, R772, R773, R774, R786, R799, R800, R801, R802, R803, R804,
R811, R815, R817, R818, R830, R832, R858, R863, R870, R872, R874, R876, R927, R929, R920,
R930, S005, S007, S079, S090, S091, S092, S096, S098, S099, S120, S125, S189, S210, S211,
S213, S214, S267, S270, S271, S274, S275, S294, S295, S298, S300, S321, S416, S429, S440,
S441, S453, S454, S462, S484, S750, S757, S758, S759, S816
       [Commentary:
       E003B is not eligible for payment for second assistant services.]

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Fractures - dislocation(s)
      No Reduction
   UVC - Coccyx................................................................................ visit.fee
   UVC - Pelvic Ring .........................................................................  visit.fee
   UVC - Sacrum ............................................................................... visit.fee
   UVC - Femoral neck, pertrochanteric, intertrochanteric,
           trochanteric, subtrochanteric ..............................................         visit.fee
   UVC - Acetabulum ........................................................................    visit.fee
      [Commentary:
      Application of femoral fracture transport splint, skin traction or pelvic sling constitute
      emergency splinting rather than closed reductions. These are included in visit fee, if
      performed.]
      Closed Reduction
      Pelvic ring
# F134 - Closed reduction of anterior and/or posterior pelvic ring
           fracture(s) and/or dislocation(s) including rigid external
           fixation of anterior/posterior pelvic ring and/or percutaneous
           fixation of anterior pelvic ring. ............................................                6      750.00    6
# D059 - Closed reduction of sacrum and/or unilateral SI joint
           dislocation, with or without closed reduction of anterior
           pelvic ring fracture(s), including percutaneous fixation of
           sacrum and/or SI joint ........................................................                      800.00    6
  E555 - rigid external fixation to D059............................... add 50%
  E569 - percutaneous fixation of anterior pelvic ring only, to D059
            ............................................................................. add 50%
# D042 - Hip dislocation ....................................................................                   268.25    6
      Open reduction
# F135 Anterior pelvic ring fracture excluding sacrum, sacro-iliac
          joint(s) or acetabulum.........................................................                6      950.00    8
# D060 Sacrum and/or unilateral sacroiliac joint .................................                       6      950.00    6
# D052 Lips .........................................................................................    7      922.90    8
# D046 One pillar ................................................................................       6     1458.50    10
# D047 Two pillars...............................................................................        8     2187.15    12
# D043 Hip dislocation ........................................................................          7      406.45    7
# R628 Hip dislocation, late, after four weeks .....................................                     7      774.90    10
# F100 Femoral neck, pertrochanteric, intertrochanteric, trochanteric –
          cannulated screws, pin/plate and screws or intramedullary
          fixation with proximal and distal locking screws .................                             6      771.75    10
# F101 Primary prosthesis, femur only (includes Moore, Thompson,
          Unipolar, Bipolar)................................................................             6      672.65    10
     Slipped epiphysis
# R607 - closed reduction/traction ....................................................                  6      387.00    8

Master, record 864. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

D06020260401999999990000950000000000774600000000000000000095760000000957600

Auxiliary master fields are preserved as raw scaled values. The linked layout calls them zero-filled, but this edition contains non-zero values. They are not presented as final dollar fees or PDF units.