Ask Devona: Proper incident-to billing

Article Overview

This Q&A article addresses incident-to billing in a physician office setting, with emphasis on how services by a physician assistant or other mid-level practitioner relate to a physician’s plan of care. It is relevant to billing staff, coders, and clinic administrators who need a general understanding of when office-based services fall under physician supervision versus the practitioner’s own billing identity. The article covers the broad rules described in the exchange and clarifies the role of physician presence in the office without reproducing detailed coding instructions.