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Re: Billing question From: Joanne Bulley, MD (islesannie@gmail.com) Tue May 6 23:27:21 2008 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: Billing question" Previous message: Raymond Stephen: "Re: OB: Planned Home Birth After Previous Caesarean" In reply to: Lynn Montgomery: "Billing question" Next in thread: RModugno@aol.com: "Re: Billing question" You can -IF- that was the first time you had a full discussion about the reason for the colposcopy and fully discussed the procedure / risks and got permission. If you previously discussed it with her - as on the phone - then you can't (or at least are not supposed to). Some insurers will only pay the lesser of the charges - but may not tell you ahead of time those internal "rules" Joanne At Tue, 6 May 2008, Lynn Montgomery wrote: > >Listers, > >I would like opinions regarding a billing question; when a patient >presents for an office visit for an IUD insertion or colposcopy for >example, is one allowed to bill an office visit in addition to the >actual procedure being performed (i.e. 99203 for office visit and 58300 >for IUD insertion). I have gotten different answers from various >coders, including ACOG! > >Lynn > >-- >Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D. > >Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine > >The Birth Center/Rocky Mountain Women's Health > >1211 S. Reserve St. > >Missoula, Montana, 59801 > >406-549-0978 > >fax 406-549-0987 > >e-mail: apgar10@thebirthcentermt.com > -- Joanne Bulley, MD solo gyn Keene, NH Hard frost on the Lilac buds this week. Next message: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: Billing question" Previous message: Raymond Stephen: "Re: OB: Planned Home Birth After Previous Caesarean" In reply to: Lynn Montgomery: "Billing question" Next in thread: RModugno@aol.com: "Re: Billing question"

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