How to bill for shared services

Article Overview

This article discusses Medicare guidance on billing shared services when a physician and a non-physician practitioner both participate in a patient encounter. It is aimed at coders, billers, compliance staff, and practice managers who need to understand the documentation and billing framework for hospital inpatient, hospital outpatient, and emergency department evaluation and management services, as well as the distinction from office-based billing arrangements. The article also points readers to a CMS manual reference for further guidance.