by Pete Crutchley | Apr 7, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Take these examples: ENT Consultant Surgeon A is an ENT consultant surgeon. He performs an E1910 on two different patients. He bills both patient’s insurance company £1,600 each. No problem except Patient ONE’s insurance company fee structure is £1,600 for an E1910...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 7, 2019 | Medical Billing News
A question, which was asked recently at a private practice seminar MHM were presenting at. Interestingly the question was asked by a consultant surgeon who had started his/her private practice two years earlier. He was of the opinion that such excess was the...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 6, 2019 | Medical Billing News
The patient arrives for the consultation but hasn’t obtained a pre-authorisation from his/her insurance company. Should you see the patient? Yes, of course, you should; patient care must come first. But the patient does not have a pre-authorisation! It does happen, it...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 6, 2019 | Medical Billing News
It actually happened too. Consider a CCSD code for a follow up consultation = 20310. Now consider the CCSD code for a ECG = 20110. A consultant surgeon couldn’t understand why he was not getting paid the right values for his follow up consultations i.e. £150. Instead,...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 5, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Following on from a recent blog and questions raised at a presentation to consultant surgeons, I was asked to further explain why you must invoice quickly. Unacceptable Delay The obvious one is that the sooner you invoice, the sooner you get paid. Fairly straight...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 5, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Ever thought what is the most often quoted reason for non-payment by a patient of the excess? The same reason is quoted over and over again. It is not ‘I haven’t got the money” nor is it “I didn’t realise it was so much”, not even “The invoice must have got lost in...
