Wiki Physician and NP visit same day

[erikal01]

Our NP is working with our physician same clinic. We are planning to see new patients two days a month. She will have her own visit and cover certain topics with each patient. And NP will then see the patient on the same day and cover additional topics that she will not be covering. NP will cover health maintenance issues.
Are we able to bill for the NP service if it occurs on the same day as the patient sees the physician if NP is covering an entirely different subject? The visit with NP will be 45 minutes and is primarily counseling.

 

[mitchellde]

no you cannot bill both encounters and if this is a new patient then you cannot bill a split visit either which is combining this to the physician encounter and bill one level, a split visit is not allowed for new patients. You can only select which one you want to bill and bill for one.