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Heed Insurer Preference on New Patients

Published on Mon Apr 06, 2015

Question: If a provider of a different specialty within the same group sees the same patient on a different day (or even the same day), can they charge a new patient visit even though the patient has been to the practice before?  Answer: Typically, yes, but it depends on the insurer’s recognition of that specialty. Some payers consider neonatal specialists the same [...]
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