tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 19

PART B MYTHBUSTER :Responsibility Is on Your Practice to Provide Sign Language Interpreter -- Free of Charge

In some cases -- but not always -- prolonged service codes may apply. Myth: You can collect from Medicare for your translator services if you treat a hearing-impaired patient who requires a sign language interpreter. Reality: You must provide an interpreter for your hearing-impaired patient, but youll need to offer that service free of charge. You may not bill the cost of interpreters to Medicare or to a patient, says Vicki L. Moody, CPC, CPMA, assistant compliance officer and privacy officer with State of Franklin Healthcare Associates in Johnson City, Tenn. The Americans with Disabilities Act states, no individual...

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