Cheryl O
Contributor
I received a bill today to review and I am not sure how to proceed. The bill came from a radiology group for reading and a written report of an x-ray. The x-ray had already been read by the ordering doc as it was done in the physicians office, and documented by the provider. This x-ray was sent out, basically for a second opinion. My previous experience with these is that the radiologist billed the physicians office for the charge, not the insurance company. The billed CPT code had already been billed and paid to the provider that did the original x-ray. Is it ok to pay for this second reading? I say no, that the radiologist should bill the original providers office. Is this correct?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help clear this up
Cheryl
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help clear this up
Cheryl