chrislyn1977
Networker
Hello Everyone,
If a request is made for an orthopedic consultation in the ER and our physician renders this consultation, but then admits the patient would we need to charge for an outpatient consultation or an admission?
The reason I ask is that my physicians request to bill for an outpatient consult. Sometimes they will admit the patient and do surgery or sometimes they will do a manipuluation in the ER and then admit the patient which makes things even harder because in that case the procedure date and the admit date don't match. When this happens the hospital shows them as the admitting physician. If I'm going to bill an outpatient consult then I need a referring physician and that just isn't readly available.
I would think that if we are admitting the patient then we need to bill for the admit not the consult, but I like said when they do a consult and surgery on one day and then admit the patient after surgery which is on the next day things don't match up.
I would appreciate any feedback from others who experience this. Thanks in advance for your help. You guys are the best!
If a request is made for an orthopedic consultation in the ER and our physician renders this consultation, but then admits the patient would we need to charge for an outpatient consultation or an admission?
The reason I ask is that my physicians request to bill for an outpatient consult. Sometimes they will admit the patient and do surgery or sometimes they will do a manipuluation in the ER and then admit the patient which makes things even harder because in that case the procedure date and the admit date don't match. When this happens the hospital shows them as the admitting physician. If I'm going to bill an outpatient consult then I need a referring physician and that just isn't readly available.
I would think that if we are admitting the patient then we need to bill for the admit not the consult, but I like said when they do a consult and surgery on one day and then admit the patient after surgery which is on the next day things don't match up.
I would appreciate any feedback from others who experience this. Thanks in advance for your help. You guys are the best!