jenkins62
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COMPLETELY SEPARATE DOCTOR PUT PT IN HOSPITAL... AND REQUESTED A CONSULT
DOCTOR A SEEN PT IN HOSPITAL AND DICTATED CONSULT (DOCTOR ON CALL)
DOCTOR B SEEN PT SAME DAY IN HOSPITAL DICTATED CONSULT TOOK PT TO SURGERY AND DICTATED THE OP-NOTE ON SAME DAY. (THIS IS THE PT NORMAL DOCTOR AND PT WANTS HIM TO DO SURGERY)
DOCTOR A SAME TYPE OF SURGEON PRACTICING WITH A SEPARATE NPI/TAX ID NUMBER PRACTING HERE IN OUR OFFICE BUT NOT A PART OF THE PRACTICE-SUB SPECIALITY SPORTS MEDICINE ORTHO
DOCTOR B SPECIALITY GENERAL ORTHO AND DOCTOR B IS PART OF THE PRACTICE
SHOULD I BILL DOCTOR A CONSULT W/MODIFER 56 AND BILLED DOCTOR B CONSULT AND OP-NOTE?? OR NO CHARGE CONSULT? HOW SHOULD I BILL THE CONSULTS?
NOT SURE ABOUT THIS ONE... THANK YOU...
MEDICARE INSURANCE (I KNOW MEDICARE DOES NOT TAKE CONSULTS-I WILL BE BILLING INITIAL HOSPITAL CARE NOT CONSULT)
DOCTOR A SEEN PT IN HOSPITAL AND DICTATED CONSULT (DOCTOR ON CALL)
DOCTOR B SEEN PT SAME DAY IN HOSPITAL DICTATED CONSULT TOOK PT TO SURGERY AND DICTATED THE OP-NOTE ON SAME DAY. (THIS IS THE PT NORMAL DOCTOR AND PT WANTS HIM TO DO SURGERY)
DOCTOR A SAME TYPE OF SURGEON PRACTICING WITH A SEPARATE NPI/TAX ID NUMBER PRACTING HERE IN OUR OFFICE BUT NOT A PART OF THE PRACTICE-SUB SPECIALITY SPORTS MEDICINE ORTHO
DOCTOR B SPECIALITY GENERAL ORTHO AND DOCTOR B IS PART OF THE PRACTICE
SHOULD I BILL DOCTOR A CONSULT W/MODIFER 56 AND BILLED DOCTOR B CONSULT AND OP-NOTE?? OR NO CHARGE CONSULT? HOW SHOULD I BILL THE CONSULTS?
NOT SURE ABOUT THIS ONE... THANK YOU...
MEDICARE INSURANCE (I KNOW MEDICARE DOES NOT TAKE CONSULTS-I WILL BE BILLING INITIAL HOSPITAL CARE NOT CONSULT)
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