Radiology Coding Alert
Physician Supervision Rules
Virginia Subscriber
Answer: The first section of PM B-01-28 explicitly states that the rules apply to the office setting. Although it doesn't address hospital services, the Oct. 31, 1997, issue of the Federal Register does. This is where the supervision guidelines first appeared. In that document it states: "The coverage of diagnostic procedures furnished to hospital patients is addressed in other regulations and is not affected by this clarification." Therefore, radiology coders should apply the new physician supervision rules only to the office setting.
CMS defers to hospital policy and JCAHO standards for ordering diagnostic tests in the hospital setting.
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