tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2005 Issue 11

READER QUESTIONS: You Can Get Paid for Disability Assessment

Question: I have a patient who is applying for early disability retirement. I have spent four hours filling out forms and reviewing 20 years of medical records to provide supporting medical information about her disability, in addition to seeing the patient weekly. Can I bill for this extra time? If I can, how should I code it?West Virginia Subscriber Answer: Yes, you can bill for the additional time. The code you need to use depends on where the disability determination request came from. Because this isn't a disability determination for workers- compensation, you can exclude the work-related or...

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