tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 38

Physicians: Save The 'Shared Visits' Rule For The Hospital Ward

Don't try to combine NPP/physician visits in the office setting.Some things are better not shared, like toothbrushes, syringes - and office visits.Providers are often tempted to use the shared visits rule in the office setting. But while they're allowed to bill for a shared visit under certain limited circumstances, they won't find the rule very useful in the office, according to experts. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services introduced shared visits in last year's Transmittal 1776, which allows a physician and a non-physician practitioner (NPP) to perform parts of an evaluation and management service separately in...

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