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Wiki Ambulance Coding - physician coding

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oreyeszwirn

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What are the similarities in Emergency Room physician coding and Ambulance coding?
 
from what I've seen there aren't many similarities at all. ER Docs usually use CPT codes, while the ambulance companies/crews bill with HCPCS. also, unlike ER Docs, the ambulance folks can bill for the supplies they use (backboard, C-collar), as well as oxygen administration, and mileage. usually the most the physician can get is the E/M, and professional components of diagnostics, but they have to be the one to actually write the report for the x-ray, EKG, or whatever else they wanna bill for. did someone tell you that they're similar? just curious cause I've never seen any similarities.
 
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