I am working with a pain management doctor who goes over to a chronic pain recovery center once a week to see the program patients. The chronic pain recovery center bills 97799 for the 8 hours the patients are there in the program. Can the pain management doctor (whose name is not on the claims) bill for any of his services that day? He sees the patients and assesses them, and writes a report concerning the management of their pain, much like he would at his own office. I know he can not bill for an office visit like 99213 that day due to the 8 hour program billing of 97799 but can we bill consultation codes for his services?

Any help would be appreciated, I am fairly new at billing pain management.