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Verify Whether NP Has Billing Rights

Published on Sun Sep 02, 2012

Question: Is a nurse practitioner allowed to render service to a patient for CPT®'s electronic analysis for a neurostimulator pulse generator? Does it have to be done by the physician only? Your input is greatly appreciated.Colorado Subscriber Answer: The "Instructions for Use" section of the CPT® Codebook, found in the front Introduction section of the codebook, states "Any procedure or service in any section of this book may be used to designate the services rendered by any qualified physician or other qualified health care professional or entity...A "physician or other qualified healthcare professional" is an individual who is qualified by education, training, licensure/regulation (when applicable), and facility privileges (when applicable) who performs a professional service within his/her scope of practice and independently reports that professional service.As a result, you will need to check with your specific state's scope of practice for nurse practitioners to determine what, if any, limitations for [...]
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