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My medical director wants to start having patients come in for a visit to fill out certain paper work. Is this billable as a 99212? And would we use the diagnoses of what the paper work is for? Thanks...
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Is this a visit where the patient sits in your waiting room and fills out paperwork? The doctor/staff hasn't done anything to deserve payment for yet, this isn't billable. 99202/99212 includes...
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We sometimes do this with mental health. If the person wants a disability form filled out, the psychiatrist or NP may have them come in for a 90862-Medication check, and the provider fills out the...
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The provider will fill out the paper work & ask questions and make sure the medication list is up to date. Depending on the paper work they might go over history.
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I wouldn't recommend it.So what exact forms are you filling out??Sharon
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Social security, disability, MVA, Workers Comp..... All types of forms.
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Then you can't charge a medication management or an E&M code because you aren't performing a service that meets those definitions. This is a private pay situation. If during the course of a...
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Would it be possible to hire a social worker to gather the info from the chart and patient to complete the forms and bill insurance for the social worker's time, assuming the patient sits down with...
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Social workers are not medical providers and as such third party payers rarely (actually, probably never but I am loathe to declare "never" in most situations) pay directly for their services. In...
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The term "social worker" can mean many things. It can mean a "licensed clinical social worker" who is a licensed therapist that can credential with Medicare, insurances, etc. In a hospital or SNF,...
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You are correct, Sharon. I should have worded my answer to indicate I was speaking only of the "social work" aspect of their jobs, ie filling out forms!
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Leah: I was just thinking about legislation I've heard talked about for years, trying to keep people that do not have a degree from calling themself a "social worker" (I don't know if this is a state...
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