Wiki Preventive vs. Office Visit

[mslori7]

Hi,

I'm trying to find guidelines on physicians billing a preventive exam and a regular office visit on the same day. Scenario is that when patients call to say they want a well adult exam and they come in the physician also may diagnosis other things in the visit along side the V70.0. The physician will charge a preventive exam with the V70.0 and a office visit for the other diagnosis. Wouldn't this be part of the physical or can they actually bill in this manner. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

 

[molivier]

Preventative vs Office Visit

Depends on the documentation........here is a good link about that

http://codapedia.com/-article_63_Preventive-medicine-service-and-office-visit-on-the-same-day.cfm

 

[mslori7]

Thank you so much