Medicare may grant a primary care exception within an approved GME Program in which you, the teaching physician, are paid for certain E/M services the… Read More »Exception for Evaluation and Management Services Furnished in Certain Primary Care Centers
For a given encounter, the selection of the appropriate level of E/M services is determined according to the code of definitions in CPT books and… Read More »Evaluation and Management Documentation Guidelines for Teaching Physicians
Services furnished in teaching settings are paid through the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) if the services are: • Personally furnished by a physician who… Read More »Payment for Physician Services in Teaching Settings
Services furnished within the Scope of an Approved Training Program Medical and surgical services furnished by the intern or resident, within the scope of training… Read More »Coverage for Services Furnished by an Intern or Resident
The teaching surgeon is responsible for the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care of the beneficiary. The teaching physician’s presence is not required during the opening… Read More »Teaching physician – Billing requirements for surgeries and applicable modifiers