lec121661
Guru
Hello maybe someone can help me, one of my physicians billed a 99291, the patient was in ICU, after reading the progess notes no time was documented and it stated patient doing well, patient has atrial fibrilation, when i approached the physican he was very unprofessional, he threw the posted it at me and stated how can I not bill a critical care when I am the sole provider of the patient when i explained to him that the guidelines state that the patient does not constitute a 99291 just because he/she is in ICU, that a higher E/M code could possibly be used and that 99291 must show time. he refused to except what i had said. what would you do in a situation like this
any assistance would be appreciated
thank you
LaTanya Cross CCS-P, CPC
any assistance would be appreciated
thank you
LaTanya Cross CCS-P, CPC