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Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

You Be the Coder:

Are You Prepared to Bill Incident to?

Published on Wed Jan 23, 2019

Question: We recently hired a nurse practitioner at our ophthalmology office and have never had an NP on staff before. We’re looking into how we can bill incident-to services for her work. We know that the doctor needs to initiate the treatment plan, but beyond that we aren’t totally sure what we have to do. Can you advise? Codify Subscriber Answer: You’re [...]
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