RABBIT2020
Networker
As per Acog guidelines my understanding is that the pre-procedure service is included with the procedure and should not be separately billed. An Evaluation and management may be separately billed if a diagnosis/problem is addressed on the date of the procedure and or the patient came in for an E/M and the decision is made for the surgery.
I have noticed that although the surgical procedure is scheduled based on a prior office visit the day of the surgery in-office has scheduled both a pre-procedure encounter with an E/M and the procedure service. So given this; 2 services are being billed for the patient.
This applies to all in-office procedural service and I would like to hear opinions/facts on this.
Eg: pre-service on day of service.
I have noticed that although the surgical procedure is scheduled based on a prior office visit the day of the surgery in-office has scheduled both a pre-procedure encounter with an E/M and the procedure service. So given this; 2 services are being billed for the patient.
This applies to all in-office procedural service and I would like to hear opinions/facts on this.
Eg: pre-service on day of service.
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