A patient came into the chiro's office with Medicare.
The doctor completed his sheet indicating what he did, and I billed what he said he did.
Later he realized that the patient had Medicare, and that what I billed for was a non-covered service, so he told me to bill Medicare for the same date of service for a Medicare covered procedure so that he could get paid.
I told him I wouldn't, that I would not bill for something he didn't do, that it sounded like Medicare fraud.
Who was right? And since Medicare denied the charges, as did the secondary, what do I do with the balance? (We do not accept Medicare assignment.)
