LTibbetts
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I am just wondering if I could get some opinions on this. There seems to be some confusion in my office and I want to see what the norm is on this.
Example: For an ER visit, a patient has cellulitis and comes in for the next 2 days for antibiotic injections. For the follow-ups, there is a minimal exam done. He barely fills out any of the t-sheet that we use for the ER charts and the only physical exam documented is extremely minimal. Can you charge for a level one exam or is it no charge? Since there was an injection done, you need to charge a level one, correct?
Second example: Is a patient that has sutures or an abscess and they are here to get looked at as a follow up to their intital ER visit. The same applies to the amount of dictation supplied, which is minimal and only for the area affected, and no further care is needed. For the sutures, they are not ready to come out for a while yet and for the abscess, the drain is no longer in and it is just to look at it and make sure that it is healing properly. Can you charge for it?
I am trying to find out when you can charge for a level one vist and when it is no charge. What qualifies as an ER no charge visit? There doesn't seem to be a consistency here to the information that I am getting so I thought I would see what you guys think. Anyone?
Example: For an ER visit, a patient has cellulitis and comes in for the next 2 days for antibiotic injections. For the follow-ups, there is a minimal exam done. He barely fills out any of the t-sheet that we use for the ER charts and the only physical exam documented is extremely minimal. Can you charge for a level one exam or is it no charge? Since there was an injection done, you need to charge a level one, correct?
Second example: Is a patient that has sutures or an abscess and they are here to get looked at as a follow up to their intital ER visit. The same applies to the amount of dictation supplied, which is minimal and only for the area affected, and no further care is needed. For the sutures, they are not ready to come out for a while yet and for the abscess, the drain is no longer in and it is just to look at it and make sure that it is healing properly. Can you charge for it?
I am trying to find out when you can charge for a level one vist and when it is no charge. What qualifies as an ER no charge visit? There doesn't seem to be a consistency here to the information that I am getting so I thought I would see what you guys think. Anyone?