Advanced Search

Practice Management Alert

Reader Questions:

Consider Cost of Passing Fees to Patients

Published on Wed Oct 20, 2021

Question: Our practice is considering accepting credit cards for our patients’ encounter transactions. Can we pass the credit card processing fee onto them? Iowa Subscriber Answer: Doctors’ offices can tack the processing fee onto the patient’s fee, but think carefully about what patients might think about such an arrangement. Many patients are already upset about the expenses they’re personally responsible [...]
You’ve reached your limit of free articles. Already a subscriber? Log in.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe today to continue reading this article. Plus, you’ll get:
  • Simple explanations of current healthcare regulations and payer programs
  • Real-world reporting scenarios solved by our expert coders
  • Industry news, such as MAC and RAC activities, the OIG Work Plan, and CERT reports
  • Instant access to every article ever published in your eNewsletter
  • 6 annual AAPC-approved CEUs*
  • The latest updates for CPT®, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, NCCI edits, modifiers, compliance, technology, practice management, and more
*CEUs available with select eNewsletters.

Other Articles in this issue of

Practice Management Alert

View All