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Worker's Compensation:

Choose the Most Advantageous Fee Schedule for Worker's Comp Claims

Published on Tue Jan 10, 2012

Checking schedules and avoiding multi-problem visits streamline your filing. Worker's compensation (WC) cases raise ongoing questions when it's time to code your family physician's services. Begin your journey toward reimbursement by collecting pertinent information before the patient arrives for his appointment, and by focusing on the state where the claim originated, even if it's different from the state where your physician practices. (See "2 Tips Point You Toward Pain Free Workers' Compensation Billing" in Family Practice Coding Alert, Vol. 14, N. 1 for details.) This month we offer three more tips for your WC coding toolbox to help you steer clear of other filing traps to successfully reach your goal. Compare Multiple fee scheduleYou don't need the WC payer's fee schedule to bill claims, but you might want to reference it, because following their fee schedule might actually increase your revenue. For example, you might normally bill $200 for [...]
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