tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2012 Issue 5
Reader Question: Can a MLP's procedure qualify for a "face to face" visit?
Question: My group is now using mid-level providers (MLPs) to staff our fast track. Each patient is staffed with a physician. My question comes to procedure billing. If the MLP does a procedure such as an I& D of an abscess or suture, does that get billed under the MLP or under the physician? The debate is because the patient is billed under the physician codes if the physician had face to face time with the patient. If there was no face-to-face time, then it is billed under the MLP at 85 percent of the physician charge. The procedure...
To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert.
Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.
Quick, Current, Complete - www.findacode.com