hsmith67
Guru
OK,
Two scenarios:
Scenario 1: My surgeon performs a mastectomy on a patient. Shortly after the patient is referred back to my surgeon (or it was in the plan all along) to put in a port a cath for chemo administration. The referral is to meet with the patient, review anatomy and placement of the port, answer any questions the patient may have, etc. and get the port on the schedule.This port referral is during the global post op period of the mastectomy. Is this billable or not?
Scenario 2: My surgeon has a referral for a patient to put in a port a cath. My surgeon has not performed surgery on this patient before (or at least in the last 90 days). The referral is to meet with the patient, review anatomy and placement of the port, answer any questions the patient may have, etc. and get the port on the schedule. Is this visit billable?
Thanks for any guidance!
Hunter Smith, CPC
Two scenarios:
Scenario 1: My surgeon performs a mastectomy on a patient. Shortly after the patient is referred back to my surgeon (or it was in the plan all along) to put in a port a cath for chemo administration. The referral is to meet with the patient, review anatomy and placement of the port, answer any questions the patient may have, etc. and get the port on the schedule.This port referral is during the global post op period of the mastectomy. Is this billable or not?
Scenario 2: My surgeon has a referral for a patient to put in a port a cath. My surgeon has not performed surgery on this patient before (or at least in the last 90 days). The referral is to meet with the patient, review anatomy and placement of the port, answer any questions the patient may have, etc. and get the port on the schedule. Is this visit billable?
Thanks for any guidance!
Hunter Smith, CPC