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Respiratory Therapist Charges

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In the near future we will be adding respiratory therapy services to our inpt/out patient hospital. I just met with out new respiratory therapist and they are stating the below services are able to be billed separately from the facility charge. I am new to facility coding (all experience is pro-fee coding) and all the information I am seeing is showing these service being included in the facility charge… any information would be greatly appreciated!!

Cough Assist Therapy; Initial
Cough Assist Therapy; Subsequent
Heated High Flow (HHF) (each hour)
Tracheostomy Teaching
Transcutaneous CO2 Monitoring; Initial
Transcutaneous CO2 Monitoring; Subsequent
Transport- Vent Pt (each 15 mins)

Thank you!

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Billing for a counselor vs. a therapist

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Hello! My practice is going to begin billing for psychiatry, and I have a few questions to start out. We have done some initial research, reached out to our contracted payers, etc., but I was curious if this could be answered easily. Are there any benefits/disadvantages to hiring a counselor vs. a therapist (or vice versa.) Would both physicians be able to bill the same codes? Would both be able to an E/M with psychotherapy if warranted? (We did confirm that our insurances will contract/credential both therapists and counselors.) Any input you can give is extremely appreciated! Thank you!

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Therapist meets with a Case Coordinator without patient present

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I have a situation in which a patient’s therapist met with patient’s case coordinator from another agency for 30 minutes in order to provide each other with updates and establish goals between the two services in which she called it an "Interdisciplinary collaboration meeting". The patient was not present during this visit. I’m not having any luck in finding a code in which would apply to this situation? Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks!

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Respiratory therapist billing for intubation

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I often code for In-patient services. Recently I came across a situation where a Respiratory Therapist (Hospital employee) performed an Intubation and the physician is trying to bill for that Intubation. When I talked to the MD he argued that he gave the order and was in the room the entire time. I do not feel that the MD should bill since he did not actually perform the service. I would appreciate input from others that may have encountered this situation and if I am correct in my thoughts, what can I use to support them.
Just an additional note: I believe that in a Teaching Facility the MD’s often bill when they are training residents, but we are not a Teaching Facility.

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Looking for Part Time Speech Therapist

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DO YOU WANT TO INFLUENCE YOUR INDUSTRY FOR THE BETTER? HELP CREATE A COMPANY CULTURE THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO WORK IN? STAMP YOUR FOOTPRINT ON THE WORLD OF HEALTHCARE?

We are a new division of Ridgeline Management Company opening a Medicare-certified Home Health agency with an In Home Care component. Our first location is in Albany, Oregon.

Must have the following:

Current SLP license

Current ODL with an automobile that is insured in accordance to Oregon law and is dependable.

Current CPR card

Ideal candidates must have strong organizational and social skills. Work with a variety of patients in various settings. 1 year of clinical experience.

Wellness At Home offers paid Holidays, generous time off, liability insurance, and continuing education.

Job Type: Part time

Job Location:

Albany, OR
Required education:

Masters or Doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology
Required license or certification:

Oregon Drivers license, SLP license, and CPR
Job Type: Part-time

Salary: $ 39.00 to $ 42.00 /hour

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Billing a therapist home visit

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Good afternoon all,
I have a dilemma that I haven’t been able to solve the problem I am having. We have therapist’s that go to patient’s homes for lymph edema treatment. When the doctor goes there I use 99348 but what about when the therapist goes to the home. Is there a cpt code to use when this happens? I appreciate any help that you can give me. I do use POS 12 on all of the visits.

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