OK, so my doctor encountered a situation I have not yet encountered in billing, and I cannot seem to find a really clear answer here.
It seems Medicare "uses a different code to report this procedure" with regards HCPCS A9180 - Topical Treatment for head lice.
But I find no other CPT or HCPCS code that would be used. should I bill this simply as a normal focussed E/M visit, with the ICD code for lice infestation?
Please note this service occurred in a rest home/domiciliary setting, POS = 13 - and it affected the entire facililty...so I have a LOT of billing to do!
Some of these patients are Medicare, and some are not. I am not sure if commercial carriers pay on A9180, or if these also should be billed as the Medicare claims?
Help!!
thanks.
It seems Medicare "uses a different code to report this procedure" with regards HCPCS A9180 - Topical Treatment for head lice.
But I find no other CPT or HCPCS code that would be used. should I bill this simply as a normal focussed E/M visit, with the ICD code for lice infestation?
Please note this service occurred in a rest home/domiciliary setting, POS = 13 - and it affected the entire facililty...so I have a LOT of billing to do!
Some of these patients are Medicare, and some are not. I am not sure if commercial carriers pay on A9180, or if these also should be billed as the Medicare claims?
Help!!
thanks.