Has anyone come across this...a physician seeing the pt in the emergency room - charging an ER visit under one tax id # then the same physician admits the pt under a different tax id #. Is this physician able to charge for both services since there are 2 tax id #? Usually if the physician sees the pt in the ED then admits, the ED visit is not charged. Any info would be appreciated.
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Wiki ER Visit vs. Admission Visit
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FTessaBartels
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Doesn't sound right to me
I hate to be dramatic, but this sounds like outright fraud.
CPT specifically tells us that if the patient is admitted in the course of another encounter (example: emergency room) that you code ONLY the initial hospital visit.
F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC
I hate to be dramatic, but this sounds like outright fraud.
CPT specifically tells us that if the patient is admitted in the course of another encounter (example: emergency room) that you code ONLY the initial hospital visit.
F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC
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RebeccaWoodward*
True Blue
I'm trying to wrap my head around this scenario.....wow....