by Pete Crutchley | Nov 14, 2017 | Medical Billing News
It actually happened too. Wrong code Consider a CCSD code for a follow up consultation = 20310. Now consider the CCSD code for an ECG = 20110. A consultant surgeon couldn’t understand why he was not getting paid the right values for his follow up consultations i.e....
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 13, 2017 | Medical Billing News
Recently a family member in conjunction with her GP decided an appointment with a private consultant was necessary. As the family member had private medical insurance through her employer, a phone call was made to the consultant suggested by the GP. It turned out...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 10, 2017 | Medical Billing News
In terms of medical billing, this perhaps is one of the statements I hear from private consultant surgeons more frequently than others. The following example illustrates that despite the rejection of the fee how the fee was established confirms there is little the...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 9, 2017 | Medical Billing News
The story so far.. I was literally 70% through billing for a client’s clinic he held yesterday. Eight separate patients and a mixture of initial and follow up consultations. All was going well until I noticed the details of one of the patients on the clinic list were...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 8, 2017 | Medical Billing News
A normal item when I get asked to review a consultant’s invoicing process is the potential for weakness in the area of records on his/her part. Carrier bags & Cardboard Boxes Sometimes, I’m presented with a carrier bag full of invoices, remittances, and receipts....
