Wiki Injection billing

[pvacanti]

Patients are scheduled to come into the office for a testosterone injection, a BCG instillation or TNS procedure there is a Nurse Practitioner in the office but no physician. Under Medicare guidelines we would bill under the Nurse Practitioner's NPI correct?

 

[mitchellde]

Yes you bill under the provider that is in the office at the time of the encounter.

 

[pvacanti]

One other part of the question is... The ancillary nurse would be the one giving the testosterone injection, BCG or TNS. Can the Nurse practitioner "supervise" her doing these things? I know that a Mid-Level's can not "supervise" a diagnostic test (they can perform it but they cannot supervise it) but I'm not sure about injections, BCG or TNS. Thanks