Hello,
I am new to the billing/coding world. I've been coding and billing for workers compensation and have some questions.
I work for an urgent care in CA with 1 supervising physician and many NP/PA/Locum providers. When billing, the 1500 has the supervising physicians name/NPI in box 17. He is also reviewing and sign ALL workers comp medical records (after its already been locked by the rendering provider) before sending in the bill. This is unrelated to the 30% he regularly reviews and signs off on. This creates a bottleneck in sending the bills. I'd like to learn ways to make this process go smoother.
- Is there a general rule for whether or not the supervising physician also must sign the MR if the name/NPI are already in box 17 of the 1500?
- If this is not a rule but a carrier decision, do you know of the carriers that require his signature must also be on the MR?
- Do you have a link from a website I can read through this information?
Corvel, particularly, has been specific in their requirement of having the supervising physician also sign the MR in addition to box 17 on the 1500. But, I cannot find any literature on the subject.
Any help is appreciated!
I am new to the billing/coding world. I've been coding and billing for workers compensation and have some questions.
I work for an urgent care in CA with 1 supervising physician and many NP/PA/Locum providers. When billing, the 1500 has the supervising physicians name/NPI in box 17. He is also reviewing and sign ALL workers comp medical records (after its already been locked by the rendering provider) before sending in the bill. This is unrelated to the 30% he regularly reviews and signs off on. This creates a bottleneck in sending the bills. I'd like to learn ways to make this process go smoother.
- Is there a general rule for whether or not the supervising physician also must sign the MR if the name/NPI are already in box 17 of the 1500?
- If this is not a rule but a carrier decision, do you know of the carriers that require his signature must also be on the MR?
- Do you have a link from a website I can read through this information?
Corvel, particularly, has been specific in their requirement of having the supervising physician also sign the MR in addition to box 17 on the 1500. But, I cannot find any literature on the subject.
Any help is appreciated!