Please note this question was answered in 2020. The coding advice may or may not be outdated.
Catheter Exchange & E/M Visit Same Day
Date: Sep 15, 2020
Question:
For physician billing, can the nephrologist bill for a hospital E/M visit or any service when they see a patient after their outpatient, elective dialysis catheter exchange procedure (when performed by IR MD)? The patient is ESRD and carries Medicare.
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