rlh27
Networker
I have coded for physician practices only and I have no idea about hospital.
The billing office approached me and asked me if billing a certain way would be compliant.
The scenario is as follows:
They just started billing for a newly acquired cancer center. For each patient in one day, the patient will have numerous charges and numerous diagnosis codes. Sometimes the diagnosis code for one procedure will cause the denial of another procedure.
Billing would like to know if instead of billing every single procedure on a single form, can they split the procedures up by applicable diagnosis codes in order to avoid these denials.
If anyone can help, I'd be grateful.
The billing office approached me and asked me if billing a certain way would be compliant.
The scenario is as follows:
They just started billing for a newly acquired cancer center. For each patient in one day, the patient will have numerous charges and numerous diagnosis codes. Sometimes the diagnosis code for one procedure will cause the denial of another procedure.
Billing would like to know if instead of billing every single procedure on a single form, can they split the procedures up by applicable diagnosis codes in order to avoid these denials.
If anyone can help, I'd be grateful.