E&m billing for er consults

CAN A NON-ER PHYSICIAN BILL FOR EMERGENCY ROOM CONSULTS 99281-99285? One of my general surgery physicians has been told not to when he sees a patient in the ER. ANYONE KNOW?

Mar 7th, 2011 -

What insurance?

Assuming patient sent home

Medicare- bill ED visit codes
Others- bill consult codes

Mar 7th, 2011 -

Ed codes

What about Medicaid? Bill consult codes?

Mar 7th, 2011 -

depends

you should check your state rules- Medicaid marches to its own drummer

Mar 8th, 2011 - lhudson 47

ER billing

I bill the ER codes for my general surgeon when he is on call and sees a pt in the ER.