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The autocoder can now build a companion claim for the operating surgeon alongside the anesthesia claim, from the same case documents. The feature is OFF by default and is enabled per organization on request.

What it does when enabled:

• Surgeon-authored documentation (operative notes, procedure reports) is coded into a separate surgical claim with the surgeon as the billing provider.
• A deterministic Medicare fee schedule engine applies the payment rules: multiple-procedure ranking, bilateral handling, assistant and co-surgeon checks, and modifier placement.
• Screening colonoscopy conversions follow the payer rules (PT or 33), and the anesthesia claim and the companion claim are cross-checked so the two never disagree on the screening story. A disagreement is held, not billed.
• Every companion line carries its evidence quote from the surgeon's own document. A line whose evidence cannot be verified in the source document is excluded and flagged.

What to look out for: nothing changes unless your organization asks for the feature. If you want surgeon-side claims from the documentation you already send, contact your Hank representative.