Gastroenterology Coding Alert

You Be the Coder:

How Can You Collect for Hospice Care?

Question: Medicare recently denied a service that our GI physician provided to a patient in hospice care. Can we bill the hospice for the services our physician provided, or should we try the insurance payer to pay for the services rendered? Illinois Subscriber Answer: The hospice is not liable to pay for the services your gastroenterologist rendered unless your practice [...]
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