Medical Billing Forum

Billing => Billing => : pweinstein November 10, 2008, 03:47:08 PM

: Billing
: pweinstein November 10, 2008, 03:47:08 PM
Can anyone give me an answer to this one?
When a patient has a comp case that is only 50% covered by workers comp and the rest of the claim is 50% covered by say INDEPENDENT HEALTH INS.  Does the insurance company (Independent Health) pay at their contracted  rate at 50% or the 50% of the comp rate?  I am billing in New York if that makes a difference.

: Re: Billing
: Michele November 10, 2008, 04:58:10 PM
We are in NY as well and have had a few of these cases.  The workers' comp claim is submitted first, then you submit to the secondary with a copy of the comp eob.  The secondary, or major medical insurance carrier pays on the 50% of the comp fees, not on their own fee schedule.

Michele