Collection of "Office visit co-pay" fees
Randy McFarland
Description
Collection
Title:
Collection of "Office visit co-pay" fees
Creator:
Randy McFarland
Date:
4/14/2005
Text:
Hi List serve members,
Have you heard of a policy where an office will ask the patient for
an additional cash payment (on top of the fees for services) that is
called something like,
office visit co-pay? Knowing that Medicare considers out of
office visits to be included in the allowable fee, I'm wondering if the
practice of charging an additional fee for in office visits would fly
with Medicare (or MCOs or private insurance companies). Let me know
your opinions and experiences and I'll post to the list anonymously
unless you specify otherwise.
Randy McFarland, CPO
Fullerton, CA
Have you heard of a policy where an office will ask the patient for
an additional cash payment (on top of the fees for services) that is
called something like,
office visit co-pay? Knowing that Medicare considers out of
office visits to be included in the allowable fee, I'm wondering if the
practice of charging an additional fee for in office visits would fly
with Medicare (or MCOs or private insurance companies). Let me know
your opinions and experiences and I'll post to the list anonymously
unless you specify otherwise.
Randy McFarland, CPO
Fullerton, CA
Citation
Randy McFarland, “Collection of "Office visit co-pay" fees,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/224656.
