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US 2011/0087498 A1Published application
Surgical system providing identification of billing codes
OwnerPravin U. Dugel, Roger D. Thomas +1inventors
InventorsPravin U. Dugel, Roger D. Thomas, John C. Huculak
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of identifying and selecting a billing code for a surgical procedure using a surgical system.
Claims11
A surgical system, comprising:
- a console;
- a computer disposed within said console;
- and
- a touch-screen display disposed on said console and operatively coupled to said computer;
- wherein after a surgical procedure is performed using said surgical system, said computer displays:
- a list of actual steps performed during said surgical procedure as identified and recorded by said computer in a first area of said touch screen display;
- a list of all billing codes potentially applicable to said actual steps in a second area of said touch screen display;
- and
- one of said billing codes from said list of all billing codes actually selected by a user by pressing said selected one of said billing codes on said touch screen display.
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A method of identifying and selecting the correct billing code for a surgical procedure comprising the steps of:
- providing a surgical system having a console, a computer disposed within said console, and a touch screen display operatively coupled to said computer;
- and
- after a surgical procedure is performed using said surgical system, displaying a list of actual steps performed during said surgical procedure as identified and recorded by said computer on said touch screen display, displaying a list of all billing codes potentially applicable to said actual steps on said touch screen display, and selecting one of said billing codes from said list of all billing codes by pressing said selected one of said billing codes on said touch screen display.
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