READER QUESTIONS:
Stand Up for Freestanding Tech Fees
Published on Mon Nov 14, 2005
Question: What is the proper place-of-service code for a freestanding center?
Texas Subscriber
Answer: You should check with your payer and your legal counsel to determine the proper code for your particular facility, but the most common codes are the following:
- 11--Office
- 21--Inpatient hospital
- 22--Outpatient hospital
- 49--Independent clinic
- 99--Freestanding radiation therapy center. Contact your payer to ensure reimbursement for technical services. You may need to educate payers accustomed to only reimbursing physicians for the professional component of a code.