Can I bill to Medicare when a patient is in Australia but I am overseas?
8 January 21GA 2020/065 Answer No. Context Doctor A asked what happens when the treating doctor…
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How do I bill for a 3 day course of chemotherapy delivered via a pump?
18 December 20OH 2020/063 Answer One service can be billed on day 1, nothing on day…
read more >In a public hospital outpatient clinic does a referral to “Dear Specialist” enable Medicare bulk billing?
21 September 20GA 2020/0924 Answer No. Context Question: If a clinic receives a referral to “Dear…
read more >Do you get one item 132 and two item 133’s every 12 months?
31 August 20GA 2020/0822 Answer No. Context Doctor A worked in a public hospital outpatient department…
read more >Can oncologists bill item 14206 and does it come under the supervision rules?
17 August 20OH 2020/064 Answer Part one – probably Part two – no Context A practice…
read more >Can a group of specialists operating under a single brand, but with their own separate practices, agree to charge the same fees?
1 August 20OH 2020/0612 Answer No. Context A group of haematologists in private practice, who operate…
read more >If a patient is having chemotherapy at a hospital and the doctor goes on holiday, can we still bill for treatment under that doctor’s provider number because they created and approved the treatment regime?
1 August 20OH 2020/0718 Answer No. Context Question: Wanting to confirm that if a patient is…
read more >If a specialist sees a non-admitted patient in a private emergency department, can she bill to Medicare and is the patient entitled to a rebate?
10 July 20OH 2020/0719 Answer Yes. Context Billing to Medicare for non-admitted patients in public hospital…
read more >Can I bill using my provider number when a locum is covering for me?
10 July 20OH 2020/0715 Answer No. Context Doctor A was an oncologist who understood that when…
read more >Can we co-claim a consultation every time we do a bone marrow biopsy?
3 July 20OH 2020/0713 Answer No, not as a modus operandi, though it may be appropriate…
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