New Medicare UPIN rule
Hello everyone! I have a question about a fairly new Medicare guideline. Our practice owns a CT scanner. We are classified as an IDTF, and this year, Medicare has decided that all IDTF's are no longer...
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My gut reaction is to say no, you can't collect from the patient. The patient is not seeking services outside of a plan benefit (unless there are other issues like the CT you need to do is never...
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Here is what I see.You appear to be billing medicare using a generic upin. Your dentists refuse to obtain a upin because you state they do not bill Medicare themselves.Who is billing Medicare?The...
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Did I miss something?? The last thing I had heard, CMS rescinded the terminationa of OTH000? (In other words, you can still use it)....
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Steve, I think you misunderstood. My take on it was that this is an independent diagnostic testing facility that does CT scans. Other dentists in the area are referring patients there for CTs. These...
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Have the patient sign an ABN, that's what they're for. It's not the patient's fault the denist doesn't have a UPIN, but that doesn't mean the IDTF should have have to eat the cost of the CT or give...
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I think it's a disservice to the patient for the dentist to order something like a CT knowing full well that the patient will have to pay for it, when all he has to do is write a script and give it to...
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