If a provider reviews extensive records on the SAME DATE OF SERVICE as an associated E/M service, and if we are going to bill 99358, would we still be able to credit the review and summarization of old records on the medical decision making portion of the E/M service, or would this be considered double-dipping. I would ask the same question with the review being on a separate date of service. How do we make sure there is no double dipping
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No Double Dipping of Services Provided for Part A Inpatient Stays
In case you were unaware of proper billing of services for Medicare patients in a covered Part A inpatient stay, here is a refresher. Medicare will not pay acute-care hospitals for outpatient services provided to patients in a covered Part A inpatient stay at another facility. This includes Medicare patients who are inpatients of long-term […]
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Know When Documentation Double Dipping Is Appropriate
Nothing in either the 1995 or 1997 E/M documentation guidelines state that you cannot count a single documented item in both the history and review of systems (ROS)—so called “double dipping.” Nothing in AMA/CPT® or Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) guidelines says so, either. If an item is clearly documented, you may count it […]
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