Incident-to Billing: Shore Up You Incident-to Claims or Face OIG Scrutiny This Year

Ensure your visit meets 4 criteria before filing an incident-to claim.

If you don't know how to correctly bill the services the non-physician practitioners (NPPs) in your office perform, it could cost you more than the 15 percent difference in reimbursement rates.

Here's why: As part of its 2012 Work Plan, released on last October, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to scrutinize incident to services.

Your best bet for avoiding OIG scrutiny is no to bill incident to unless you're sure you've met the requirements. Here's what you need to know to keep you practice off the OIG hot list.

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- Published on 2012-01-19