WendyJeann81
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This is my first time posting
I work for a hosptial who has outlying clinics. We have an NP who sees dermatology patients here at my clinic.
There is a patient who is seen by another physican who is affilated with the same hospital and clinics as my NP. This patient was seen for her derm concerns only at my clinic.
This is a medicare patient and my NP charged her out as a new patient, since she has never seen this patient before.
It is my understanding, that since she was seen for her derm concern only, it would be appropiate for her to charge a new ov. According to the tree in the CPT book, she would be new
My Centeral Billing office is telling me my NP can't charge a new ov because another physican in our clinic/hosptial system saw her.
I'm confused.
I work for a hosptial who has outlying clinics. We have an NP who sees dermatology patients here at my clinic.
There is a patient who is seen by another physican who is affilated with the same hospital and clinics as my NP. This patient was seen for her derm concerns only at my clinic.
This is a medicare patient and my NP charged her out as a new patient, since she has never seen this patient before.
It is my understanding, that since she was seen for her derm concern only, it would be appropiate for her to charge a new ov. According to the tree in the CPT book, she would be new
My Centeral Billing office is telling me my NP can't charge a new ov because another physican in our clinic/hosptial system saw her.