tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2003 Issue 8

Reader Question: Follow Procedure for Locum Tenens

Question: How should I bill for a locum tenens who has temporarily replaced a physician who was called for military duty? Will Champus pay the locum tenens for seeing Champus patients?Arizona Subscriber Answer: Champus, which is a form of Tricare, requires that you add your locums Social Security number to your group. First, you need to contact Champus and find out if that locums Social Security number is in its database. If it is, then all you will need to do is fax them a very simple three-lined application with their licenses and ask them to add the...

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