A patient sees the PA for follow-up on a the doctor's diagnosis and plan, but during the visit the PA diagnoses a new, unrelated condition. My understanding is that the visit cannot be billed incident to, but the doctors are giving me a hard time, stating that what matters is the condition the patient came in for. Who is right?
And another issue: The PA saw the patient for a suspicious lesion and did a skin biopsy. The result was skin cancer. So the PA documented his plan of care, the...
incident to when there is a new diagnosis
And another issue: The PA saw the patient for a suspicious lesion and did a skin biopsy. The result was skin cancer. So the PA documented his plan of care, the...
incident to when there is a new diagnosis
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