Medical Billing Forum

Billing => Billing => : pattil88 March 09, 2011, 05:50:51 PM

: Assistant Surgery Services By a PA
: pattil88 March 09, 2011, 05:50:51 PM

 Have any of you come across any payers (government or otherwise) that require the surgeon's name and NPI # in addition to the PA's provider info when you're billing for assistant surgery services rendered by the PA?

: Re: Assistant Surgery Services By a PA
: Michele March 10, 2011, 03:41:09 PM

Where do they want you to put it??

: Re: Assistant Surgery Services By a PA
: pattil88 March 10, 2011, 04:47:22 PM

In Block 17 as "Referring Physician" along w/the surgeon's NPI #. (This is one of those payers that we only send a few dozen claims to each year - I'm hoping others don't follow their lead!!)

: Re: Assistant Surgery Services By a PA
: Michele March 11, 2011, 10:28:54 AM

I haven't heard of it before but at least it's an easy fix. 

Michele