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General Surgery Coding Alert

General Coding:

Know These Billing Categories

Published on Mon Mar 03, 2025

Question: What’s the difference between self-pay, insured, and institutional billing? Kansas Subscriber Answer: A patient who receives services from a provider may get several bills, depending on the service performed and where it was provided. The two main categories are professional billing (reflecting costs incurred for services provided) and institutional billing (reflecting costs incurred by a facility). Generally, professional billing [...]
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