12.01.2013 Views

Controversies in Billing for Clinical Services - American Society of ...

Controversies in Billing for Clinical Services - American Society of ...

Controversies in Billing for Clinical Services - American Society of ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

Methods <strong>for</strong> Reimbursement<br />

Outpatient Prospective Payment System<br />

– Only <strong>for</strong> hospital-based hospital based cl<strong>in</strong>ics<br />

– Two components to the fee<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Fee<br />

Technical Fee or “Facility Fee”<br />

– Utilizes the APC codes (600, 601, 602)<br />

– Hospital gets to def<strong>in</strong>e the code criteria<br />

– Reimbursement is made to the hospital

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!