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billing for hybrid OR room

Date: Dec 10, 2018

Question:

We have a new hybrid OR room that has its own staff (x-ray techs) and is run by vascular surgeons and cardiologists. No radiologist is present. I've been asked if they can bill for procedures on the facility side and the surgeon still bill for the professional side. When staff from our imaging dept were sent to provide flouro prior to the hybrid room, that was all we billed for. They now want to charge like we do in our Interventional radiology lab that is staffed with IR physicians. Currently, I add the facility charges based on the dictation, and the radiologists have their own coders who add the professional component. I may be over-thinking this, but I cannot find the answer anywhere and the OR is asking me. Can you please help?

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