Wiki Billing supplies in a hospital setting

[Emmalia]

Hello,
Couldn't find a better section to put this so here goes...My provider is part of a private multi-specialty group, he was called into consult on a patient in the hospital who presented with an ankle fracture. He performed fracture care and casted the patient with a short leg fiberglass cast. My problem is that he is stating the casting materials used were from our own supply, not the hospital's supply. Can/How can this be billed so we do get proper reimbursement since it was our own supply?

Thanks in advance!

 

[aaron.lucas]

As far as the can, yes as long as any supplies for pretty much any procedure were provided by the physician (as opposed to a facility), he/she can bill for those supplies.

As far as the how, there are casting supply codes, not sure if they are in the A range or Q range in HCPCS, can't remember. The only snag might be documentation. Not sure how you prove the supplies are yours and not the hospitals. Anybody else have a thought on that?

 

[Emmalia]

Thanks for the answer, I know the Q code that would be used, but like you mentioned, not sure what kind of documentation the payor would want/need from us