DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2012 Issue 1 (January)

Ask a Part B News expert: Billing office visits and procedures

This week’s question is answered by Regan Tyler, CPC, CPC-H, CPMA, CEMC, ACS-EM, content manager for DecisionHealth and consultant for DecisionHealth Professional Services.

Q: A patient comes in for a spinal injection. On that same day, the patient is evaluated before the procedure to determine that it is appropriate for the patient, which may differ from what is requested from the ordering physician. Can you bill for an office visit as well as the procedure since a medical examination is done prior to it?

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