Wiki Medical Students

[Mindy Davis]

I need some clarification on whether you can or can not bill for a laceration repair/procedure if the repair is done by a med student under the supervision of a provider.

 

[OCD_coder]

Unfortunately, the medical student has not reached the level of a resident yet and their services are not billable even if supervised by a teaching physician. In addition, they need to hold a licensure and be in an accredited Teaching Program also.

https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Transmittals/downloads/R1780B3.pdf

 

[Mindy Davis]

Would the same rules apply for NP/NP students?

 

[kevbshields]

A student is a student. Services they perform are done free of charge.

However, billing those procedures performed by a licensed nurse practitioner will depend on the insurance you are dealing with (and contractual allowances therein), state law and potentially a few other factors. However, Medicare does not allow for "incident to" in the ER; shared visits have their own standards, but I doubt a simple procedure would meet that criteria. One would also need to know whether the NP was an employee of the physician practice or the hospital, as this complicates the picture.