Wiki 80050

[jamcculley]

Someone in our office said Medicare will not allow us to bill code 80050 to other insurance companies because "we have to bill everyone the same way." I was taught that we treat all patients in each "class" the same, ie all Medicare the same way, all BCBS the same way, all UHC the same way, all Private Pay the same way, etc. Can someone give me some guidance on this? Thank You

 

[rthames052006]

I would suggest you start with getting on these carrier websites and finding/reading their medical policies on the CPT code(s) you are questioning.

This way, it will get you familiar with the carriers and their policies and the verbiage they use within their policies.