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Why Not Bill All 99213 Visits in an FQHC?

Practitioners who work in Rural Health Centers (RHCs) Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) can get in the habit of billing all level three office visits, understanding that for Medicare and Medicaid patients, payment is the same no matter what level of service is reported. Whether the visit was a simple visit or the patient had […]

Can We Bill a New Patient Visit for Preventive and E/M Services on the Same Day?

See our on-demand webinar, Preventive medicine and Medicare wellness visits with an E/M. Question: Our physician saw a patient and did a preventive medicine service and addressed an acute, significant problem. The patient was new to us. Should we bill both as new patient visits? Answer: The last time I saw this addressed by CPT® […]

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