It's for a Chiropractic office, I know he has to do all the chart notes and we have his name on the paper work. But the covering provider is trying to tell me he can't code it. He'll write down what he does and when the provider gets back she can code it. I do not want to bill it out if that happens.
The point is, the doctor on vacation didn't see the patient and didn't provide the service, why would/should she code?[/quoteThat is my point exactly. I told the office he needs to code each visit. If he does not I will not bill it out.
The point is, the doctor on vacation didn't see the patient and didn't provide the service, why would/should she code?
A doctor can pay a coder to read their notes and come up with the appropriate codes. And we all know that the notes in the chart must support the codes submitted for payment. Why, then, is it a big deal if the covering doctor leaves notes for the covered doctor, and the covered doctor codes the visit(s) when they get back from vacation? A bit unusual perhaps. But certainly no different than what happens when a doctor payes a coder to turn his notes into code.
I wouldn't code. ... My contract with MY client spells out my obligations. I don't code. Situation is MOOT.