Vanessa123
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Does anyone know if you can still bill a new patient office level if the patient was seen by two different doctors in the same group but of a different speciality? The patient sees Dr. A for his intial visit and Dr. A sends him to Dr. B for a consult for surgery. The doctors share the same office and they also share the same patient record. Can Dr. B also bill for a new patient office level?
For example - a patient A comes in for an initial visit for Dr. D. Patient A fills out Dr. D's paperwork and receives the appropriate services = level 4 visit. At that visit, Dr. D recommends evaluation by Dr. C for a surgical issue. Patient A sees Dr. C for an initial visit (to him) (and is a second visit to the same office) and fills out Dr. C's paperwork was shared, can both doctors still bill a level 4 visit given the appropriate phyiscal exam? Would they have to dictate the up to date history was reviewed???? Additially - how often will they need to update this historical information?
Since Medicare has did away with the consult codes we can no longer use those.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Vanessa
For example - a patient A comes in for an initial visit for Dr. D. Patient A fills out Dr. D's paperwork and receives the appropriate services = level 4 visit. At that visit, Dr. D recommends evaluation by Dr. C for a surgical issue. Patient A sees Dr. C for an initial visit (to him) (and is a second visit to the same office) and fills out Dr. C's paperwork was shared, can both doctors still bill a level 4 visit given the appropriate phyiscal exam? Would they have to dictate the up to date history was reviewed???? Additially - how often will they need to update this historical information?
Since Medicare has did away with the consult codes we can no longer use those.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Vanessa