terry4162
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My doc's are question the following scenario and I'm not that experienced with E/M and would love your expertise.......I am think the 2nd physician should bill an initial hospital visit but I'm not 100% sure:
Group physician 1:
actually billed for an office consult and completed the admisson paperwork and orders although she is on the hospitalists service, so I think each subsequent visit is a hospital f/u.
Group Physician:
I saw blue cross patient that was seen by another physician in the office as an urgent add-on on Tuesday. The patient was admitted to a different physician that day and another physician in our Group was consulted that night. I saw the patient in the hospital the next day but only did a somewhat brief evaluation on her.
How should I bill it? A consult, a follow up in patient visit?
Physician that initially saw patient:
I actually billed for an office consult and completed the admisson paperwork and orders although she is on the hospitalists service, so I think each subsequent visit is a hospital f/u.
Your urgent assistance is most appreciated.....Thanks
Cindy
Group physician 1:
actually billed for an office consult and completed the admisson paperwork and orders although she is on the hospitalists service, so I think each subsequent visit is a hospital f/u.
Group Physician:
I saw blue cross patient that was seen by another physician in the office as an urgent add-on on Tuesday. The patient was admitted to a different physician that day and another physician in our Group was consulted that night. I saw the patient in the hospital the next day but only did a somewhat brief evaluation on her.
How should I bill it? A consult, a follow up in patient visit?
Physician that initially saw patient:
I actually billed for an office consult and completed the admisson paperwork and orders although she is on the hospitalists service, so I think each subsequent visit is a hospital f/u.
Your urgent assistance is most appreciated.....Thanks
Cindy