| Codes | Official Description | Common Description |
|---|---|---|
| -AS | Assistant Surgeon | Assistant only for Medicare (Medicare will not accept -80) |
| -XE | Separate Encounter | |
| -XP | Separate Practitioner | |
| -XS | Separate Structure | |
| -XU | Unusual Non-Overlapping Service | |
| -22 | Increased Procedural Services | |
| -25 | Minor surgery that has 0-10 days global period such as injections | |
| -26 | Professional Component | |
| -50 | Bilateral Procedure | |
| -51 | Multiple Procedures | |
| -52 | Reduced Services | |
| -53 | Discontinued Procedure | |
| -58 | Staged Procedure | |
| -59 | Distinct Procedural Service | |
| -62 | Two Surgeons | |
| -76 | Repeat Procedure or Service by Same Physician or Other Qualified Health Care Professional | |
| -78 | Unplanned Return to the Operating/Procedure Room by the Same Physician or Other Qualified Health Care Professional Following Initial Procedure for a Related Procedure During the Postoperative Period | |
| -80 | Assistant Surgeon | Assistant for all non-Medicare payors |
| -81 | Minimum Assistant Surgeon | |
| -82 | Assistant Surgeon (When qualified Resident Surgeon is not available) | |
| -95 | Telemedicine |
