tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2001 Issue 2

Reader Question: Physician Assistant Billing

Question: Our ED has recently received separate billing numbers for our physician assistant (PA). If a patient is seen primarily by the PA but the ED physician did a procedure, would the chart be billed under the physician number? If the physician also saw the patient, but there is no written documentation from him, would it be billed under the PA or ED physician number? Georgia SubscriberAnswer: There is no incident to in the hospital setting. Therefore, the physician has to perform and document all three key elements and/or any procedures to bill under the physicians provider identification number...

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