Wiki Nurse Practitioners Performing Preop (H&P)

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Can a nurse practitioner perform preop services (H&P)?

 

[FTessaBartels]

Depends

This depends on the allied health professional's scope of practice, your state regulations and possibly the hospital regulations (on whether they accept an H&P performed by anyone other than physician).

Of course, if there is a surgery to be performed, this service may be global to the surgery and nonbillable in any case.

Hope that helps.

F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC