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Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan AHCIP Claim Submission Seminar. Jeffrey P Schaefer, MD March 27, 2007. Objective. Appropriate claim submission is in everyone’s interest members alternative relationship plan billing clerks patients payers society. billing.healthlearner.com.
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Alberta Health Care Insurance PlanAHCIPClaim Submission Seminar Jeffrey P Schaefer, MD March 27, 2007
Objective • Appropriate claim submission is in everyone’s interest • members • alternative relationship plan • billing clerks • patients • payers • society
billing.healthlearner.com All Links are on my Website • Medical Governing Rules • Medical Benefits Procedure List • Medical Benefits Price List • Fee Modifier Definitions • Explanatory Code List www.health.gov.ab.ca/professionals/somb.html
Elements of an AHW Claim • Demographics • AHCIP AHW requires the PHN only • OOP requires everything • College requires complete billing records • Location • Facility and Functional Centre • Diagnosis Code • ICD-9 (up to 3… 4.6%-2, 1.3%-3 of 6mil-op) • Referring Physician • PRACID • Health Service Code • implicit modifier • explicit modifier
HSC and Modifiers • HSC • refers to the service rendered • 03.08A comprehensive consultation • 03.03D hospital visit • 01.22 colonoscopy • 03.01AA providing care in hospital after hrs
Modifiers • Modifiers • change the value of the service • change the rules associated with the service • Explicit Modifiers • must be entered with each claim • Implicit Modifier • pre-entered or derived by the Claim Submitter
Explicit Modifier Categories • CARE (complex patient care) • COMX, CMXC30, CMXV15, CMXV20 • LMTS (limits) • TOC… • LVP (lesser value, additional procedure) • LVP50, LVP75, ADD, ADD2 • SURC (services unscheduled) • EV, NTPM, NTAM, WK • SURT (after hours premium: 03.01AA, 03.01BA) • TEV, TNTP, TNTA, TWK, TST • TELE (telehealth) • TELES, STFO
Implicit Modifier Categories • Implicit Modifiers are programmed into the billing software by the Claim Submitter • LEVL (level) • INMDH1, INMDH2, GASTH1, GASTH2 • SKLL (skill) • GAST, INMD • *SKLL can be explicit if not using your default • e.g. GAST bill 03.03D under INMD
Consultations • 03.08A • Comprehensive Consultation • Modifier: SURC (EV, NTPM, NTPM, WKTEV) • Modifier: CMXC30 • Modifier: TELE (TELES) • 03.01AA for being in the hospital • Modifier: SURT (TEV, TNTP, TNTA, TWK,TST) • Rules about consultations… • 1 / 180 days • done according to peer • College has rules • AHW has rules • CHR has rules
21:30 call to see GI Bleed • 22:01 to 22:46 (initiate 22:01 & 45 min) • Consult 03.08A $165.09 • SURC NTPM $176.70 • CARE CMXC30 $ 28.00 • 03.01AA $ .00 • SURT TNTP x 3 $ 31.50 • Gastroscopy 01.14 $110.74* • Total $512.03 *surc with gastro not permitted (only 1 surc per patient encounter, this is one encounter)
Consults, Procedures SURC Modifiers • 03.01AA SURT Modifiers • 03.01AA SURT Modifiers
Minor or Repeat Consultations • 03.07A, 03.07B • Limited or Repeat Consultation • Modifier: SURC (EV, NTPM, NTPM, WKTEV) • Modifier: TELE (TELES) • 03.01AA • Modifier: SURT (TEV, TNTP, TNTA, TWK,TST) • Rules about consultations… • no limitation of quantity but caution… • ensure that a valid referral was made! • AHW Governing Rules
Hospital Visits • 03.03D • Hospital Visit • Modifier: COMX (20 minutes) • Modifier: TOC (receiving) • 03.03AO • transfer of care – receiving for some divisions • Rules • one per day per physician unless supporting txt • use call backs for subsequent visits • 13.99J - emergency detention time / 15
Hospital Visit Code – Jan 2007 $27.03 $36.00 $63.03
Office / Clinic Visits • 03.03F • Repeat office or scheduled outpatient visit in a regional facility, referred cases only • Modifiers: CMXV20 available to GI • CMXV15 available to INMD $30.35 $14.00 $44.35
Physician to Physician Consultation • Referring Physician • 03.01LG (M-F 7-17) • 03.01LH (M-F 17-22, Sat-Sun 7-22) • 03.01LI (22-7 anyday) • Consultant • 03.01LJ (M-F 7-17) • 03.01LK (M-F 17-22, Sat-Sun 7-22) • 03.01LL (22-7 anyday) • Lots of rules, not for expediting referrals <24h
Callbacks • Inpatient Callbacks • 03.05N (M-F 0700 - 1700 hours) • 03.05P (M-F 1700 - 2200 hours) • 03.05QA (All 2200-2400 hours) • 03.05QB (All 2400-0700 hours) • 03.05R (Sat, Sun, Stat 0700-2200 hours). • 03.05BA • Second and subsequent patient seen after initial after-hours callback to hospital inpatient • Use SURT: TEV, TNTP, TNTA, TWK, TST
Callback Rules 1. May only be claimed when a special call for attendance is made on the patient's behalf. 2. The physician responds to such a call from outside the hospital, on an unscheduled basis. 3. The patient is attended on a priority basis. 4. There is direct attendance by the physician. 5. Second or subsequent patients seen during the same callback are not eligible for benefits under 03.05N, 03.05P, 03.05QA, 03.05QB or 03.05R but time spent may be claimed using the AFTER HOURS TIME PREMIUM modifier with 03.05BA. 6. May not be claimed in association with any health service code except 03.01AA. Refer to GR 15.8
Callbacks and Emergency Visits:Emergency Depts, Outpatient Departments, Auxillary Hospitals, Nursing Homes • similar to inpatients • billing.healthlearner.com
Family / Team Conference • Team Conference (per 15 min) • 03.05JA • Family Conference (per 15 min) • 03.05JB (?) or 03.05JC (Acute Care, In-pt) • Palliative Care Family or Team (per 15) • 03.05T first call, 03.05U next calls • Chronic Pain Team Conference • 03.05V first call, 03.05W next calls • Chronic Pain Family Conference (/15 min) • 03.05X
Team Conference Family Conference$32 / 15 min = typical of all
Advice to Allied Health Care Workers • Home Care • 03.01A (M-F 7-17) • 03.01AB (M-F 17-22, S-S-S 7-22) • 03.01AC (anyday 22-7) • Long Term Care • 03.01M, 03.01MN, 03.01MO • Active Treatment Facility • 03.01ND, 03.01NE, 03.01NF • Rules • you can’t initiate, 2/day, your location...
Inpatient Advice dev/wkpm/am
Procedures 53.81A bone marrow aspiration (SURC) $ 52 53.81B bone marrow biopsy (SURC) $ 52 16.81A spinal tap (SURC) $ 75 66.91A abdominal paracentesis (SURC) $ 46 46.91 thoracentesis (SURC) $ 54 46.84A pleural biopsy (SURC) $ 58 01.22 colonoscopy (SURC,LVP) $144 57.21A colonic polypectomy $ 67 01.14 gastroscopy (SURC,LVP) $111 13.99A dialysis, unstable pt (SURC) $113 13.99B dialysis, stable pt (SURC) $ 52 61.03 excision perianal skin tag (SURC) $ 44 98.12A excisional skin biopsy (TRAY, SURC...) $ 40
Residents…. • Claims may be submitted by a physician who is present and supervising a resident or intern during the provision of a service.
Diagnostic Codes • ICD-9 codes • see billing.healthlearner.com
Summary • email me: • codes you use • questions / concerns • tips