Time Your Surgical Collections Right by Referencing Payer Contracts

Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by suzanne.leder in Coder's Cranium

Find out if you’re legal in collecting patient portion before providing the surgical service.

Don’t be too hasty in collecting a patient’s copay and deductible up front.

“While in theory, the practice of collecting…

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One Response to “Time Your Surgical Collections Right by Referencing Payer Contracts”

  1. Richard Seibel

    24. Jan, 2010

    This article is news to me. Although I have not been in the collections side of the medical business, I assumed that all co-pays are fair game. Now I am aware that this is not so.
    I will also bring this to the attention of those who are now negotiating our contracts.

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