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How to Bill for Dx Studies When ED Patient Doesn't See the Doc

Published on Wed Mar 19, 2014

Read the rules carefully to determine which services are reportable and which are not without physician involvement. It happens in most emergency departments: A patient comes in, is triaged and receives diagnostic testing such as a chest x-ray or an EKG, depending on their presenting symptoms, but leaves without ever having been seen by a physician. In such circumstances, can [...]
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