Wiki Billing telemedicine visit hosting on same day as on office visit.

[jankc]

We have a practice that is willing to unscheduled dermatology consults via telemedicine for our patients. I am wondering if we can bill for both an office visit and the hosting of the telemedicine visit (Q3014)on the same day.

Has anyone had this experience before?

Thanks,

Carol

 

[mitchellde]

So are you saying that your provider wants to see the patient and then on the same day have the patient see a dermatologist via telemedicine from your office? I don't think there are any rules against this so long as your office meets the criteria as an originating site and the other provider meets the qualifications as a distant site. if the providers are in the same locale then this would not meet the definition for telemedicine.