Can we bill modifier AS for ortho techs assisting in surgery?
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Assistant Surgeons
Does anyone have any good references or knowledge of what kind of documentation is required in order to reimburse for an assistant surgeon? Are there any specific guidelines that need to be followed in order to get and AS paid?
Assistant Surgeons
Does anyone have any good references or knowledge of what kind of documentation is required in order to reimburse for an assistant surgeon? Are there any specific guidelines that need to be followed in order to get and AS paid?
refund request for an assistant surgeon
Do we need to refund an insurance company that we do not PAR with if they paid us the whole amount for the surgery? A third party now is requesting 84% TAKE BACK of our claim that was submitted correctly with the 80 modifier. It is well over a year and we have no relationship with the insurance company. What are our options<
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New Jersey
Can light box be performed by a medical assistant when there is no provider on site?
Can light box be performed by a medical assistant when there is no provider on site to supervise?
Medical assistant scope of practice
If a medical assistant sees the patient without a doctor in the room for services that are within her scope (injection, suture removal, bandage change, etc.), how much is she permitted to actually do? ie:
Can she perform and document a brief exam of the affected area?
Can she perform and document a pertinent HPI?
Can she consult with the doctor about the plan of care and then document his plan?
Billing for Assistant at Surgery at hospital “affiliated” with medical college
I’d appreciate any help/advice here. Our physicians practice at a community hospital that is "affiliated" with the local medical college so students and residents rotate through the hospital. What obligation do we have to make sure that a qualified resident was not available to be able to bill for our PA assisting in surgery?
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In Urgent Care setting, Can a Physcian Assistant bill a new pt using his/her own NPI?
Hi coder family:)
I guess my question is can P.A’s see new patients in Urgent Care?
I am auditing our P.A.’s who see patients Monday-Sunday in Ortho Urgent Care. My question is, if a new patient comes in to be seen and a P.A. see’s them for the first time. Would the P.A. be able to bill under their own NPI or because the patient is new and a treatment plan has not been established, P.A. would need to bill incident to and bill using the Supervising doc’s NPI? I think a P.A has to use their own NPI when supervising doctor has no involvement in patients treatment?
Any help is appreciated and if anyone has reference materials to back it up, that would be awesome. Thanks!
Physician Assistant
Is it ethical for a Physician Assistant to be employed in the same clinic as his brother who is also his also his supervising physician. Both are salaried work in the same clinic and are brothers. Thanks for any help.
Assistant Surgeon Payment Indicators
I am hoping someone can clarify this for me. What does "Concept does not apply" under Assistant at Surgery payment indicator mean? They can be paid? They can’t be paid? I can’t find anywhere that states what those 4 words mean. My physician is stating if the concept doesn’t apply then our assistant should be paid. I say if the concept doesn’t apply then no payment. I hope someone can direct me to formal information I can present to my doctor either way.
Thank you in advance for your help. I am pulling my hair out at this point.