tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2017 Issue 10

Reader Question: Know When to Bill Two Insurers

Question: We saw a workers' compensation patient who presented with asthma due to inhaling wood dust at his job. During the examination, the physician performed a chest x-ray and saw an aortic aneurysm. He performed a limited examination to ensure that the patient wasn't in immediate danger and then filled out a referral to a cardiologist to address that. He wants to bill for the aortic aneurysm exam as well as a separate one for the asthma. Can we bill these to workers' compensation or do we send them to Medicare? Supercoder.com Subscriber Answer: You can potentially report...

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