Reader Questions:
CMS Requires Physician to Be Onsite for 99211
Published on Wed Jun 24, 2020
Question: We reported 99211 for a nurse visit with a Medicare patient when the gastroenterologist was out at lunch. My office manager said we can’t report it that way, but we aren’t sure if that’s true. Can you advise? Alabama Subscriber Answer: The office manager is correct. For Medicare claims, the physician must physically be in the office at the time of [...]