Em coding new or Est

[cody1]

I have a question? if a new Dr moves from one faciltiy to another and brings his/her patients to the new clinic. Would you code those patients as new or established? Any help be greatly appreciated.

 

[rthames052006]

I have a question? if a new Dr moves from one faciltiy to another and brings his/her patients to the new clinic. Would you code those patients as new or established? Any help be greatly appreciated.

They would be considered established so long as they've had a face to face visit with the provider within the past 3 years, otherwise if it's been more than 3 yrs since they've seen this provider, they'd be new patients.

 

[dmarcus]

according to medicare the facility is new but the patient is not new to the Dr.

 

[dmarcus]

according to medicare the facility is new but the patient is not new to the Dr. so you would bill an est. visit. I asked a medicare rep at a meeting last fall we had the same situation.

 

[RebeccaWoodward*]

I have a question? if a new Dr moves from one faciltiy to another and brings his/her patients to the new clinic. Would you code those patients as new or established? Any help be greatly appreciated.

Read:

When you change practices


http://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0900/p33.html

 

[NaliniAAPC]

Hi,

Yes , you can bill as established patient.


Nalini CPC