tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 43

Reader Question: Check With Individual Payers' Incident-to Guidelines

Question: Can we bill under the physician even if she's not in the office when the speech language pathologist (SLP) performs video strobe or therapy service? Our SLP has no credential with some insurance companies. Will the insurance companies reimburse the SLP's service even without "supervision"?Answer: It all depends upon the payer. Keep in mind that to bill something you did not do -- in this case a service (70371, Complex dynamic pharyngeal and speech evaluation by cine or video recording) under a physician's name who did not perform the service and was not even present in the...

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