tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2016 Issue 10

Reader Question: What's the Allowable Fee for Medical Records?

Question: The HIPAA Right of Access rules seem to say that we cannot charge more than a flat fee of $6.50 for providing a patient with a copy of his PHI. Is this true? What if it costs us more than $6.50 to provide the copies — can we charge more? SuperCoder Subscriber Answer: The guidance from the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on complying with the HIPAA Right of Access rules can be a little confusing, particularly regarding the “flat fee” option for charging individuals who request a copy of their protected health information...

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