Good morning,
I am new to family practice coding and would like some assistance. I have a patient that was admitted as inpatient for TIA, then discharged. She was seen within 4 days of discharge. The provider wanted to bill TCM, but when I followed up with the office, no interactive contact was made because, per the nurse, TCM services are only for Medicare and this patient has a commercial BCBS (she is only 57). Obviously this visit is not TCM without that interactive contact, but going forward, should they be doing the contact with major medical patients? Is it billable to commercial insurances, or only Medicare?
As I said, I am new to this and am learning as I go.
I am new to family practice coding and would like some assistance. I have a patient that was admitted as inpatient for TIA, then discharged. She was seen within 4 days of discharge. The provider wanted to bill TCM, but when I followed up with the office, no interactive contact was made because, per the nurse, TCM services are only for Medicare and this patient has a commercial BCBS (she is only 57). Obviously this visit is not TCM without that interactive contact, but going forward, should they be doing the contact with major medical patients? Is it billable to commercial insurances, or only Medicare?
As I said, I am new to this and am learning as I go.
Thank you!