respinoza10
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If a doctor bills an E/M visit with a flu shot, can you bill for the administration injection? Or is the admin. part of the E/M visit?
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Wiki flu shot vs. office visit
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RebeccaWoodward*
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More than likely, this will vary from carrier to carrier but for the purpose of MCR...
"If a physician sees a beneficiary for the sole purpose of administering the influenza virus vaccine, the pneumococcal vaccine, and/or the hepatitis B vaccine, they may not routinely bill for an office visit. However, if the beneficiary actually receives other services constituting an “office visit” level of service, the physician may bill for a visit in addition to the vaccines and their administration, and Medicare will pay for the visit in addition to the vaccines and their administration if it is reasonable and medically necessary"
http://www.cms.gov/manuals/downloads/clm104c18.pdf
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"If a physician sees a beneficiary for the sole purpose of administering the influenza virus vaccine, the pneumococcal vaccine, and/or the hepatitis B vaccine, they may not routinely bill for an office visit. However, if the beneficiary actually receives other services constituting an “office visit” level of service, the physician may bill for a visit in addition to the vaccines and their administration, and Medicare will pay for the visit in addition to the vaccines and their administration if it is reasonable and medically necessary"
http://www.cms.gov/manuals/downloads/clm104c18.pdf
Page 12
respinoza10
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Thank you. That was very helpful.