Archive for The Day of December 6th, 2006
Archive for the Day of December 6th, 2006
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of December 6th, 2006.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during December 6th, 2006.
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Separate Charges for Separate Procedures
Neonatal patients seem to present confusing scenarios for many medical billers. It could be due to the fact the patient is so tiny that many of the procedures seem related to split out but in many cases, claims for neonatal services are incorrectly bundled together. A good case in point would be if a neonatal patient presented with a fever. The physician then did a urine catheterization (51701) and a spinal tap (62270) in the office. In many cases, the medical biller might have bundled these claims together but that would be incorrect as they are two distinctly different procedures even though they were performed at the same visit. Also, …