A patient comes to the office for suture removal. He sees the nurse and a claim is submitted with 15850. How much should the practice expect to be paid by medicare?
What status indicator does G0009 have? Why do you think it has this status code? If it is not payable under MPFS, then what fee schedule would it be paid under?
When reporting code 44393, would the physician append a -26 modifier? What column on the fee schedule tells you if you can report a code with a - 26?
Why isn't there an allowed amount for nonfacility for code 27405?
Dr. Engie insists on taking his PA with him to assist in all surgeries he performs. The PA wants to know if he is going to get paid for assisting the tendon excision case tomorrow. CPT code 25109. What will you tell him?