TY - JOUR
T1 - Follow-up consultation billing and documentation
AU - Shakin Kunkel, Elisabeth J.
AU - Worley, Linda L.M.
AU - Monti, Daniel A.
AU - Hilty, Donald M.
AU - Hansen-Grant, Sherri
AU - Goldberg, Richard J.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Frequently, bills are not submitted for follow-up visits for patients who have been evaluated psychiatrically on medical-surgical services. There often is confusion regarding which procedure codes are most appropriate to use in billing. To help the consultant understand the documentation requirements for various procedure codes, information from several sources was synthesized and distilled. This paper should help minimize documentation errors and maximize reimbursement for clinical services. The authors have reviewed available billing choices, and clarified the documentation requirements for different procedure codes according to Medicare regulations.
AB - Frequently, bills are not submitted for follow-up visits for patients who have been evaluated psychiatrically on medical-surgical services. There often is confusion regarding which procedure codes are most appropriate to use in billing. To help the consultant understand the documentation requirements for various procedure codes, information from several sources was synthesized and distilled. This paper should help minimize documentation errors and maximize reimbursement for clinical services. The authors have reviewed available billing choices, and clarified the documentation requirements for different procedure codes according to Medicare regulations.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0163-8343(99)00016-X
DO - 10.1016/S0163-8343(99)00016-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 10378113
AN - SCOPUS:0345085520
SN - 0163-8343
VL - 21
SP - 197
EP - 208
JO - General Hospital Psychiatry
JF - General Hospital Psychiatry
IS - 3
ER -