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If medicare doesn't cover a proceedure can I bill the patient after the patient agrees to pay by signing the advance beneficiary notice? For example, phone calls to the patient are not covered by medicare so can I bill the patient for the phone call if the patient agrees to pay?

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Check out the website ElderLawAnswers.com. There is a section titled "ElderLaw 101" that might answer your question. It would be under "Medicare". There is a section that states physician offices cannot require Medicare part B beneficiaries to pay for services such as telephone conversations, etc. for which they were never previously charged. Hope this helps.