I have an internal medicine group that has physicians that see clinic patients only and then another set that act as hospitalists only. The question they are posing is; if the patient is seen as an inpatient by the hospitalist and then comes to the clinic to see the clinic provider, can the clinic visit be billed as a new patient code? Please keep in mind the providers are all under the same tax ID.
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Pam Warren
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No, they are established patients since they are seen by providers of the same specialty and subspecialty within the same group.