Thanks in advance to any help.
I have been researching but can't find any direct information regarding this. Not on CMS and not in the forums. It's as though I have to interpret what is allowed and what is not.
Surgeons are constantly requesting pre-op clearance for surgeries and often for healthy patients with no ailments and no problems and a recent preventive visit. Is the PCP supposed to do a clearance? If so how do you bill for a healthy patient? Is there a way to submit and get paid for a written clearance without seeing the patient since the patient is healthy?
What is the appropriate way to code this CPT and ICD-10?
I have been researching but can't find any direct information regarding this. Not on CMS and not in the forums. It's as though I have to interpret what is allowed and what is not.
Surgeons are constantly requesting pre-op clearance for surgeries and often for healthy patients with no ailments and no problems and a recent preventive visit. Is the PCP supposed to do a clearance? If so how do you bill for a healthy patient? Is there a way to submit and get paid for a written clearance without seeing the patient since the patient is healthy?
What is the appropriate way to code this CPT and ICD-10?