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
