crowemd
Contributor
Coders,
If a patient is seen in the office for a Consult and admitted to the hospital by the PCP per the Consult which should be billed, the OV Consult or the hospital Consult? My cardiology physicians typically don't like to do the H&P and usually have the PCP do the admit when they feel the patient should be admitted. So, should I bill the OV or the hospital consult? I feel like the Hospital consult should be billed, but I am being told by "compliance" that since this is a consult in the office and him having already documented the problem "chest pain" then the OV should be billed not the hospital consult.....
Any help and clarification on this would be greatly appreciated.
If a patient is seen in the office for a Consult and admitted to the hospital by the PCP per the Consult which should be billed, the OV Consult or the hospital Consult? My cardiology physicians typically don't like to do the H&P and usually have the PCP do the admit when they feel the patient should be admitted. So, should I bill the OV or the hospital consult? I feel like the Hospital consult should be billed, but I am being told by "compliance" that since this is a consult in the office and him having already documented the problem "chest pain" then the OV should be billed not the hospital consult.....
Any help and clarification on this would be greatly appreciated.