Forum - Questions & Answers
Feb 4th, 2010 - mbeggs
No Medicare Consults
When a family Doctor is requested by a surgeon to do a H&P prior to surgery it is required to bill the appropriate New or Established visit. However, do you still need to use the V72.83 (Exam Pre-OP) as a second code and is the referring Doctor still required on the claim?
Feb 4th, 2010 - nmaguire 2,606
pre-op
The primary diagnosis is always "why" you are seeing the patient, so, yes.
It won't hurt putting requesting MD, nothing specific from CMS.
Feb 4th, 2010 - nmaguire 2,606
Pre-op
The V code is primary with condition secondary unless instructed otherwise by payer.