SInce this is a new territory for me, I had a few questions in regards to this type of billing:
When billing in-patient hospital visits on a CMS 1500 for a physician not employed by the hospital, is the referring provider a required field?
Also, I know that the admission date is required. Is the discharge date also required. If so, then it appears that we would need to wait until the patient is discharged before billing any of the claims. Am I thinking through that correctly?
Thanks so much!