Coding Corner Questions: July

Most Frequently Asked Questions about Coding & Billing Quiz

1. When can a physician bill for a new patient visit after the initial visit?
   1. The first time the provider is seeing the patient within three years and no one else of the same specialty in the practice has seen the patient within two years
   2. Every 12 months
   3. The first time the provider is seeing the patient within three years, no one else of the same specialty in the practice has seen the patient or if the patient has not seen another partner in the practice of the same specialty in a previous practice within three years
   4. None of the above
2. Who is allowed to take a patient’s history of present illness?
   1. Physician
   2. Ancillary staff
   3. Physician and ancillary staff
   4. None of the above
3. How many times can a provider bill for ultrasound guidance during a single visit?
   1. None
   2. Once per 24 hours per patient
   3. No restriction
   4. Two times
4. When can a nonphysician provider (NPP) bill for an incident-to service?
   1. For an established patient with an established problem
   2. A new patient
   3. For an established patient with a new problem and the physician does not address the new problem
   4. None of the above
5. If an NPP sees an established patient with a new problem, is it permissible for the physician to simply state in the medical records that they agree with the NPP’s finding?
   1. Yes
   2. No

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