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    Wiki Interprofessional Consults

    Hello, I have been going back and forth on this one question a provider asked. I hope someone can help. If a provider does an Interprofessional consult on a patient and 4 months down the road, the patient schedules an apt. to see that specialist, is that patient considered a new or established...
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    Wiki New Patient to group but Est. To provider under different tax ID?

    looking for some clarification on this.. as information given by one of our Behavioral health insurances is conflicting. we recently hired a new provider to our group who practiced with another group in the area Same specialty but Different Group NPI and Tax ID This provider will be bringing a...
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    Wiki PHONE CONSULTS -NEW PATIENT VS ESTABLISHED PATIENTS

    Hello, My company would like to start billing for our short phone conversations and emails. 99441-99443, 99421-99423. Here is our situation. We provide free phone consults to patients. However, when they come for surgery, we do a full H&P and bill a new patient code with surgery. My...
    • lbarog101@gmail.com
    • Thread
    • 99421 99441 consults emails established new patient phone
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: E/M
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    Wiki First listed diagnosis for surgical evaluation for colon polyp

    Hello, I'm a new CPC-A and I'm trying to understand how to select diagnoses for office visits. Am I selecting the diagnosis based on the reason for the visit? Or for the patient's condition at the time of the visit? I know it can be the first one if a diagnosis is not established, and the second...
    • adinson
    • Thread
    • colon polyp first listed diagnosis new patient referral tubulovillous adenoma
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: ICD-10
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    Wiki NPP and Collaborating Physicians

    Please provide guidance and documentation. Can a collaborating physician be listed as the referring provider on a new patient claim for a NPP if the patient has never seen the collaborating physician?
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    Wiki Who Has Documentation Permissions per Medicare Guidelines?

    Hello Everyone! :) I am trying to put a table together to describe components of a medical document for a typical outpatient setting office visit and list who (per Medicare guidelines) has permission to document each one. In other words, in order to correctly bill under the physician, what...
    • KStaten
    • Thread
    • ancillary staff documentation e/m documentation established patient hpi incident to billing medical record medicare guidelines new patient phycisian's assistant
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Medicare Regulations
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    Wiki New vs Established Patient Clarification

    Hello Fellow Coders, I have a new provider to our group who saw a patient that he previously saw 2 1/2 years ago at his old practice, which has a different tax-id. The patient has Medicare and received a denial that only one evaluation and management code at this service level is covered...
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    Wiki CO 252 rejection code - what information are they lacking?

    Hi everybody! This is the first time I'm writing here. I have a strange claim that was denied with CO 252 code and the appeal wasn't successful either. The clinical was attached but they still say that after consideration they don't think that the visit is as complex as they need for 99205 (new...
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    Wiki Billing E/M code for new pt STD screening only

    Our provider sometimes sees new patients at our walk-in clinic who only want STD screening and have no symptoms. An ROS and brief exam are always done. Can I bill an E/M code for these cases or just the lab draw?
    • maryek28@outlook.com
    • Thread
    • e/m evaluation and management new patient screening std
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: E/M
  10. K

    Wiki Can PAs and NPs see a NEW Medicare Patient?

    Hi there, I work in a Dermatology practice and there has been some discussion over billing for PAs and NPs... I'm wondering: Can PAs and NPs see NEW Medicare Patients? Thanks!!
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    Wiki New Patient Exams

    Recently I attended the WAEPS billing code quest seminar and something the speaker said raised a lot of questions. I have always billed a new patient as a patient that has not been seen by our practice in the last three years or at all, but the speaker said that if a patient is seen by a...
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    Wiki New Pt Qualifications

    We had a patient that was seen for a Flu shot only (no face to face with any provider, MA only) and then came back for their first visit with the provider on a different day. Would you consider this a New or Est. Patient? We sent it as a New patient and was denied, saying we don't meet the new...
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    Wiki consult or new patient?

    1. If physician sees a patient who has paperwork that says “referral” or “transition of care” on it from the PCP or other referring provider, is this a consult or a new patient e/m? We have seen some of this paperwork have “referral” and “consult” on the same pages and my physician wants to...
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    Wiki "Consult" with a patients parent only

    Hello. I have a unique situation. My provider had a new patient appointment for a "consult" of twin girls with development issues. However this is not a true consult in that the parent initiated the appointment not a referring provider and only the parent showed up for the appointment. Is there...
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    Wiki New Issue/New Provider?

    Hello! I work for a clinic with multiple providers at multiple locations. Frequently, a patient will be seen by a PCP at one location, be diagnosed with a chronic issue (ie, hypertension) then, switch locations and PCP's. They will come to see their new PCP with the hypertension, and the new...
    • JuliaGiddens
    • Thread
    • different locations new issue new patient
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: E/M
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    Wiki New Patient visit with no Dx?

    I have run in to an issue where one of my providers has a new patient appointment where all the patient wants to do is establish a relationship with the provider. This patient has nothing medical wrong with them (not on any Rx nor has any chronic issue and not currently sick). What dx code would...
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    Wiki General Counseling versus Surveillance

    Scenario: Patient is new to our clinic with an exisiting Rx for Nuva Ring. She also request information on IUD & has s&s of BV. Pt was given a new Rx for the Nuva Ring, pamphlets on IUD and a wetsmear with negative results for BV. As far as the diagnosis coding for the Nuva Ring, would you...
    • laura.capetillo
    • Thread
    • contraceptive counseling existing prescription new patient prescriptions
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: OB/GYN
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    Wiki New patient vs Est patient

    Recently a FNP joined the Pediatric group that I manage. Some of the patients that she saw at her other practice have followed her over here. I say that these patients are established, as she has seen them within the last three years. Her and the physicians are saying the patients are new...
    • neatmon
    • Thread
    • est patient fnp new patient vs.
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: E/M
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