[Dysphagia] billing

[gjackson at rochester.rr.com (gerriann jackson)]

Please reply to all.  I have had this same question.  For inpatients, I
always bill both, because I don't know that they need a video until after I
do a clinical.  For outpatients, however, a colleague says that I should be
doing a clinical, with hx and OME prior to beginning the video, but my
supervisor, who is a PT, says all of that is included in the bill for the
video.
Gerriann

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Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 10:13 PM
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Subject: [Dysphagia] billing


Hi all.

I have a question re: billing and Medicare.  From what I was reading on the
ASHA medicare billing list, and 92610 (swallowing assessment), they list
this a something that is usually billed prior to videofluoroscopy.  At our
facility, we bill just for the videofluoroscopy. I always wondered why we
didn't bill for the initial history, oral peripheral exam and swallow
assess, before bringing the patient to radiology.  It seems that we should
be able to bill for this.  I brought this to my supervisor's attention,
however, they are not SLP's and I was hoping that I could get help here, as
I usually do.

Thanks so much for your help again,

Maria Sgroi, M.S., CCC-SLP
msgroislp at optonline.net
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