I have a doctor in San Diego, CA who was told that she can bill multiple drug screens (opiates, cocaine, meth... etc) on one test tube and get reimbursed by Med-Cal or Medicare $19.24 per screening. Has anyone heard of this?
Also, from what I have read and understand of previous questions/answers, drug screens would be billed on a CMS 1500, right? AND, if a patient is admitted into a detox/rehab center then I would bill for the facility on a UB04. What if they are an outpatient? What form would I use?
One last thing... what is qualitative versus single testing?
QUESTIONS, questions... sorry so many.
Thanks in advance!