tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2010 Issue 21

Part B Mythbuster: Failing to Report X-Rays During the Global Will Cost You Money

Depending on how many x-rays you write off, you could be losing thousands. Myth: X-rays that you shoot or interpret during the global period are not billable to Medicare because payers include these charges in the surgical package.Reality: Practices that don't bill their x-ray charges are throwing away thousands of dollars in rightful reimbursement.Scenario: An established patient reports to your office with pain, swelling, and tenderness of the left wrist and forearm. The physician diagnoses the patient with a buckle fracture of the wrist, which he stabilizes with a splint before sending the patient home. The patient...

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