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The questioner added that everything they had read talks about telehealth items only. Their understanding was that the assignment of benefit is only required for consultation items but not for other …
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How can I obtain the patient’s signature consenting to bulk billing over a phone call, through a telehealth video consultation or in circumstances where the patient is not required to be physically…
The question posed was: “Cardiologist, Dr Z, performs a procedure (permanent pacemaker implant) at hospital A (provider number 1), but would like to see the patient for ongoing care/follow up a…
If we have regular locums in an ultrasound practice reporting scans, should these be billed under the partner’s provider numbers or the locum’s provider numbers? …
It was my understanding that we can’t bill items 145, 147, 128 over the phone in nursing homes. Is this still correct or do we have numbers equivalent that we can bill for consultations over th…
I’m working as a surgical assistant. I sometimes charge the patient a gap. My registration with each fund is ‘known gap’. As an example – Bupa pays $386 for assisting a 49518. I want to c…
If you work in multiple outpatient locations, and first see the patient in Location A for an initial consult and bill a 110, can you provide a follow up consult from Location B (which has a different…
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