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In this case, box 31 is the signature of the owner of the DME PTAN. Box 32 would be the location where the item was dispensed ( the office location). Please note this in contrast to POS 12 which is home for box 24B Box 33 is the company billing the item not the individual provider. 24J is where the rendering provider's NPI goes. I hope that answers your question.

A 1st metatarsal-tarsal arthrodesis single joint procedure is just that it is CPT 28740. If you do the bunionectomy with the 1st metatarsal-tarsal arthrodesis procedure "any method" it is coded as CPT 28297.

The denial occurs because CPT 64455 has a MUE of 1. This means it can only be billed once per day, BUT it has a bilateral indicator. The proper billing for bilateral neuroma injections is: 64455-50 x 1 UNIT (Don't forget to double your fee).

It turns out that UHC follows the same CMS policy which was recently posted on CMS Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN. "If the patient is seen in the OFFICE but resides in a Nursing Home as one example, CMS updated via the Medicare Learning Network resources to clarify how to use place of service codes 21, 31, and 32: Skilled Nursing Facility 3-Day Rule Billing fact sheet-2024-08-15-MLNC | LINK: https://www.cms.gov/training-education/medicare-learning-network/newsletter/2024-08-15-mlnc#_Toc174600994 CMS Medicare Payment Systems: Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System educational tool Skilled Nursing Facility Billing Reference educational tool Place of service (POS) codes identify where a patient gets a service. Enter the correct 2-digit code on Medicare claims to ensure proper payment for physician services provided to patients in inpatient facilities like SNFs and hospitals. POS codes frequently associated with SNF extended care services include: * Inpatient hospital: 21 * SNF (with Part A coverage): 31 * Nursing facility (or SNF with no Part A coverage): 32 For example, if a patient is seen in a physician’s office but is also: * An inpatient of a hospital, use POS code 21 for inpatient hospital * A patient of a SNF (with Part A), use POS code 31 for SNF * A patient of a nursing facility or SNF without Part A, use POS code 32 for nursing facility The POS code reflects a different setting than the address and ZIP Code of the practice location.

edematous foot without being able to palpate structure(s) a great example of medical necessity

In my experience, one bills CPT 76942, Ultrasound Guidance, when you can't confirm by palpation where your injection is anatomically in the exact location. For example, when there is a very edematous foot and you have an idea where you are injecting but can't confirm the needle placement, it is US Guidance that allows you to conirm proper placement of the needle into the anatomical structure. While this is not a diagnostic study, it does require imaging such that a copy is part of the medical record to validate your needle was placed into the appropriate anatomical structure and is made availble on audit or review.

Typically it is the practice not you as an individual who is enrolled as a DME provider. Assuming this let's look at two common scenarios: If the associate is a W2 employee then h/she does not need to be enrolled as a separate DME provider if you have enrolled the practice under your type 2 (organizational). If however the associate is an independent contractor and the practice is billing DME under your type 1 Individual NPI, then the associate would need to enroll as a DME supplier. The biling could then be done under their NPI and reassigned to you, or they could have you listed as the billing provider and their NPI 1 be used as the rendering provider. There are many other scenarios. Because Medicare DME enrollment is a specialty unto itself and far more complicated than enrollment in regular local Medicare, you would be best served to contact an enrollment specialist on this issue (e.g. Pare Compliance Services) in order to determine the correct scenario for your practice.

Routine copayment waivers for patients with any third party payments are against sevreal Federal and State regulations. Medicare (as per the OIG) will not enforce antikick back, Stark or other incentivizing regulations if the the patient has a Financial Hardship, if all of the following are satisfied: 1. The waiver is not part of any advertised solution or sollication 2. The provider does not routinely waive co payments or deductibles 3. The provider must in good faith determine that the patient is in financial need or failus to collect the copayments and/or deductibles after making reasonable collection efforts. As for private payors: Most providers contracts require that providers attempt to collect copayments or deductibles. However, most payors would not create issues if the provider establshed they waived any cost sharing if they could establish financial need. To conclude, there is no specific CMS or universal third party form releasing patients from any cost sharing obligations. One's practice financial policy must outline all the patient's financial obligations and patients should be asked to sign off on this.. Then the patient should be asked to sign a waiver on each visit. But there is no specific CMS mandated form.

In my opinion, your patient should sign a waiver at each visit

ANSWER: You need to separate out the medical portion from the procedure portion. If the patient has cellulitis and you work them up, place, them on a Rx antibiotic, maybe order labs then that is an E/M. If they can't take an oral antibiotic, then you must document what you are offering as medical management to validate billing that E/M. For example Mupirocin is often prescribed if you feel they have a staph infection topically, this counts as part of the medical management. This diagnosis is separate from the procedure. The nail procedure should be for the nail deformity or ingrown nail and is usually paired with pain if that was documented.

False, always is not an option. There are circumstances that allow for it sometimes but if all you do is a minor procedure it has E/M built into it. So, make sure that "New" patient E/M has medical management unrelated to the procedure.

Great answer. Makes more sense now. Thank you!!