Trendale
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Hi,
Can someone help me with billing for preoperative H&P billing? It is to my understanding, according to the global surgical package, if the preop H&P is performed the day before the surgery, it is bundled with the surgery, as it is part of the global surgery package. So if the preop H&P is performed two days or a few days before the surgery, is this billable? I've noticed the physician that I code for has been submitting his preop H&P for billing. In some cases it is before the surgery and in some cases it is a few days prior to the surgery. I would bill the initial inpatient consult codes for this. Also, I was told to use the admission date for the H&P, as the H&P is always the same as the admission date. (There is no other specified date)
I just want to make sure I have the facts straight before I present this issue to him. Is there any supporting documentation that I can show? Thanks!
Can someone help me with billing for preoperative H&P billing? It is to my understanding, according to the global surgical package, if the preop H&P is performed the day before the surgery, it is bundled with the surgery, as it is part of the global surgery package. So if the preop H&P is performed two days or a few days before the surgery, is this billable? I've noticed the physician that I code for has been submitting his preop H&P for billing. In some cases it is before the surgery and in some cases it is a few days prior to the surgery. I would bill the initial inpatient consult codes for this. Also, I was told to use the admission date for the H&P, as the H&P is always the same as the admission date. (There is no other specified date)
I just want to make sure I have the facts straight before I present this issue to him. Is there any supporting documentation that I can show? Thanks!