Wiki Amy L. Carpenter

[acarpenter]

E&M coding

If a Physician in a multi specialty group refers an established patient to a Physician of a different specialty within the same group, can we charge a new patient E&M code? Such as a General Ortho to a Pain Management Specialist with the same tax ID but different taxonomy codes. I am thinking yes, your thoughts.

 

[alb7585]

As long as they are a different specialty ... yes. I work in a multi-specialty practice group of 52 physicans and we bill for a new patient with each new specialty they see