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Pre-OP exam
Provider (Otolaryngologist) sees a patient in his office for pre-op exam for schedule surgery of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, which he is going to be the surgeon for the procedure.
Do I use an E/M to bill the pre-op?
or is there an internal way where the billers should know it should be included in the surgery since it is a 90 day global period.
Help please! :confused:
Pre-op Ekgs
Billing for pre-op visits is a national trend ???
Personally, the pre-op visit is included with the AMA & CMS global surgical package, so this does not sound at all correct to me.
AAOS presenter saying that pre-op visits are billable?
Billing insurance for pre-op and post-op visits for a cash pay surgery
A pt has a surgery done and must pay cash (for denial, elective surgery, etc.). Other specialists practices are telling us they are still billing the pt’s insurance for the pre-op and post-op visits. (Even those w/in the global period). He asked if it would be "correct" to bill this way.
I told my provider that I was uncomfortable doing this, because even though the pt paid cash, I feel it is still a global charge and I am also afraid that if we were audited we would get cited for not billing equally to all of our patients.
Thoughts?
Wiki Coding CONSULT when pt is a Preop clearance???
I am getting mixed answers to a question. If an ESTABLISHED patient comes into their family Dr and has to have a PREOP CLEARANCE is it ok to bill a consult code (99242–99245)??? I was always taught this was not allowed, that they can bill an higher established level. They insist I am wrong. Can someone give me a definitive answer with reasoning why??
THANKS!!!
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Preop clearance for major or minor surgeries
Per CMS, preop clearance(see below article) can be billed if medical necessity is proven but nothing has been mentioned about the type of surgeries that require a preop clearance.
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2001/0900/p16.html
Thanks