QuadRider
Networker
Our physicians are not employed by the hospital. When sutures are done by the physician in the ED, I charge for the appropriate suture CPT procedue code (and E/M) but the hospital coder is also charging the same CPT code on the facility side (along with any supplies/meds/E/M). Is this appropriate? My gut says no, only the physician can charge for the CPT (no supplies/meds). Any comments??????