Medical Billing Forum
Starting a Medical Billing Business => Starting Your Own Medical Billing Business => : horizonmb July 31, 2020, 11:17:05 AM
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Hello,
I am a new billing service and will be doing billing for a Physical Therapist who does house calls. I would like to know, if there is a way to submit claims electronically directly to Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield on their website, instead of going through a clearinghouse. I want to keep my overheads low. This therapist won't be seeing too many clients initially.
Thank you. Any help will be much appreciated.
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Medicare has free software available to submit claims. The issue is if you are using a practice management system you need to double enter everything. I'm not sure about BCBS, because each state has their own (you didn't mention what state). But there are some free/inexpensive systems. Office Ally has free PM software but I have to say, I truly do not like it at all. But the clearinghouse is only $29.95 per month per provider if you have over 50% government claims. I'm not sure of any other free/inexpensive systems.