MSP BillBudBilling a patient referred in by their family doctor: consult or level code?
The scenario
62F referred in by her family doctor for chest pain. Normal workup, discharged home. Evening shift.
How to bill it
01810 consultation $148.42. It beats every evening level code (L3 evening 01823 is $128.14). Put the referring doctor's MSP number in the Referred by field. If you reassessed her 2+ hours after starting, add 01882 $32.33 for $180.75.What to watch for
She was referred by another physician. Compare that code with the evening level codes.
Ask BillBud about this scenarioChange the details (time of day, minutes, your specialty) and BillBud works out the billing for your case.
More billing guides
- Billing a shoulder dislocation reduced under procedural sedation
- Billing cardioversion under sedation: cardioversion code or resus time?
- Billing ear foreign body removal under sedation
- Billing a laceration repair plus specialist phone advice (14018)
- Billing a resuscitation that ends in intubation (01870 vs 01091)
- Billing an inferior alveolar nerve block for dental pain