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I am having a problem with many insurance companies (especially Medi-cal HMO'S). They do not recognize the outpatient codes 99201, 99202 etc. or 99241, 99242 etc. when our General Surgery doctors see them in the ER. They always want us to use the ER codes 99281 etc., even when our doctor is not the first initial attending doctor. Normally, the patient is seen first by the ER doctors because our doctors are not hospital based. I have tried OP codes with both a 22 and 23 place of service. It doesn't seem to matter. I have also had the opposite problem with some of the PPO's. They don't want to pay the ER codes if other ER doctors have billed for the same ER codes on the same day. It always seems to be a guessing game with the insurance companies. Do others have his problem? I am in California.
Thanks,
Dee
Thanks,
Dee
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