Billing Medicare for Dynamnic Arm repairs
Rick Stapleton
Description
Collection
Title:
Billing Medicare for Dynamnic Arm repairs
Creator:
Rick Stapleton
Date:
5/1/2015
Text:
List-serve,
What is the best way to bill Medicare for Dynamic Arm repairs when the repair costs are above $5000? Normally you don't need a prescription for repairs and maintenance so I do not have a prescription for anything. The patient was having problems with his arm so he comes and sees me, which is standard protocol (at least it used to be years ago). I checked out the arm, talked with Otto Bock and had to send the arm to them for an estimate. The patient's doctor has not seen the patient with the malfunctioning arm. I send the arm to Otto Bock and get the estimate of repairs which is in the thousands of dollars, is using labor and small parts codes the way I am supposed to bill this out even when the parts are very expensive? How are those of you getting paid for these kinds of repairs and what kind of documentation are you collecting to get paid and keep your money.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Rick Stapleton, CPO
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What is the best way to bill Medicare for Dynamic Arm repairs when the repair costs are above $5000? Normally you don't need a prescription for repairs and maintenance so I do not have a prescription for anything. The patient was having problems with his arm so he comes and sees me, which is standard protocol (at least it used to be years ago). I checked out the arm, talked with Otto Bock and had to send the arm to them for an estimate. The patient's doctor has not seen the patient with the malfunctioning arm. I send the arm to Otto Bock and get the estimate of repairs which is in the thousands of dollars, is using labor and small parts codes the way I am supposed to bill this out even when the parts are very expensive? How are those of you getting paid for these kinds of repairs and what kind of documentation are you collecting to get paid and keep your money.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Rick Stapleton, CPO
NOTE: The information in this email and any attachments may be confidential and/or medical privileged. Access to this email by anyone other than the intended addressee is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient (or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this information to the intended recipient), please notify the sender by reply email and immediately delete this email and any copies from your computer and/or electronic storage system. The sender does not authorize the use, distribution, disclosure or reproduction of this email (or any part of its contents) by anyone other than the intended recipient(s). No representation is made that this email and any attachments are free of viruses. Virus scanning is recommended and is the responsibility of the recipient.
Citation
Rick Stapleton, “Billing Medicare for Dynamnic Arm repairs,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/237346.
