Good morning,
I need an opinion, please. When a patient comes into our urgent care facility for any eye issue, a vision screening is done, even if it is just for possible conjunctivitis. Should this 99173 be billed separately or should it be considered part of the E/M service? I think it should be included in the E/M service, but the facility I work in is billing it separately, and our Medicare patients are being stuck with a bill because conjunctivitis does not justify this charge.
Thanks in advance for any input!
Cathy