tworrock
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Hi all,
Our provider had a telehealth visit on 10/27/22 with the patient and put in the visit note in the f/u plan to review PFT. PFT order wasn't placed by our office until 11/21/22. The patient gets PFT done on 12/6/22 at the other facility. Provider interprets results on 12/9/22. No f/u appt scheduled at this time.
Typically, our provider interprets PFTs for the local hospital but they're not our patients. This one is and we ordered the test. So usually, I would bill the PFT code with professional component.
But since it was discussed at last visit, ordered a few days later, then pt got it a few weeks later, then ordering physician interpreted it a few days later, I'm not sure if it counts towards medical decision-making at the initial appointment... Since it wasn't actually ordered that same day?
So bill 94060-26, 94729-26, and 94726-26 all for the date the provider interpreted it, the date the MA actually physically sent over the fax lab order, the date of the original visit when the provider put in that they wanted it ordered, or the date of service the patient received the PFT?
Thank you!
Our provider had a telehealth visit on 10/27/22 with the patient and put in the visit note in the f/u plan to review PFT. PFT order wasn't placed by our office until 11/21/22. The patient gets PFT done on 12/6/22 at the other facility. Provider interprets results on 12/9/22. No f/u appt scheduled at this time.
Typically, our provider interprets PFTs for the local hospital but they're not our patients. This one is and we ordered the test. So usually, I would bill the PFT code with professional component.
But since it was discussed at last visit, ordered a few days later, then pt got it a few weeks later, then ordering physician interpreted it a few days later, I'm not sure if it counts towards medical decision-making at the initial appointment... Since it wasn't actually ordered that same day?
So bill 94060-26, 94729-26, and 94726-26 all for the date the provider interpreted it, the date the MA actually physically sent over the fax lab order, the date of the original visit when the provider put in that they wanted it ordered, or the date of service the patient received the PFT?
Thank you!