tci E/M Coding Alert - 2014 Issue 2

Reader Question: Physicians Can't Bill Incident to Each Other

Question: I have a case where one physician (physician A) in my practice covered an established patient office visit for another physician (physician B) in the practice because physician B had to run across the street to see a patient in the hospital. They want me to bill the office visit incident-to physician B even though he was not in the office at the time. Is this legit? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: You should not report this service incident to physician B. Incident-to billing doesn’t apply between two physicians. You cannot bill services provided by one physician under another...

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