billing for Medicare non-covered services
Before I started working in this PT clinic last year it was common practice for them to not bill Medicare for hot/cold packs or supplies (electrodes, etc.) because Medicare does not pay for them. I...
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We still bill them with the GY modifier. The reason being if you do want to charge for services that Medicare does not cover and are statutorily non covered you can, second reason if they have a...
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When I bill I do add GY + GA/GZ modifiers. But if the secondary also doesn't pay (for example UHC), can I leave this service off the claim entirely? Does it abide by Medicare regulation to provide a...
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One of the dangers of not putting everything into your billing system is that the patient may have changed insurances and not told you about it. What if instead of UHC, they now have Blue Cross (for...
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Sharon & Karen,Thanks for your replies and thank you so much for proving my point and backing my argument! I will continue to bill for non-covered services. Sharon,We charge the same fee to...
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