Medical Billing Forum
Billing => Billing => : carnilent May 22, 2009, 05:34:37 PM
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Good Afternoon to all;
when a patient pays their co pay does the balance get billed to the hmo insurance?
( I know that doctors get a lump sum check every month for each patient on his hmo insurance list )
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thanks for responding,
Carnilent
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Yes it is billed to insurance.
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Not all HMO's require a claim, you have to check with each one. It's also a good idea to keep a list or keep track of how each one processes claims or else payment posting gets a little confusing!
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thank you.
What about the Doctors that get a lump sum monthly check?
Does the patient still pay a copay?
thanks again,
Carnilent
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No, generally unless they are seen they don't pay a copay for an HMO. Though you will run across a few HMO's you won't see them as much as you would have a few years ago.
When the check comes in you will still need to post to the accounts and like I said.. some will require a claim every month, some won't. Special posting codes are recommended in your PM software so you can report on HMO's montly or bi-monthly because they really have to be watched carefully.