Wiki NC Medicaid billing No Show Visits

[calexander1265]

Can anyone tell me if you can bill a NC Medicaid patient for a no show visit. I know you cannot bill Medicaid, but can I bill the patient directly for a no show visit charge. I think I can since this is allowed by Medicare as long as we bill all patients for no show visits, but would like some authoritative documentation to support my opinion.


Thanks

 

[CodingKing]

Unless you state medicaid says otherwise you cannot bill patient for no shows. For instance in Alaska, state specifically allows no shows billing to Medicaid patients.

 

[prayercoder]

Medicaid "No show"

It should be in the NC Medicaid provider manual. Look in the physician chapter.

This is what the Alabama Medicaid Provider Manual says in Chapter 28 page 6:
If a provider routinely accepts Medicaid assignments, he/she may not bill Medicaid or the recipient for a service he/she did not provide, i.e., "no call" or “no show”.