if you are oon you collect the whole amount. the co-pay is just for the doc who has contracted with the insurance company richard lander On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 05:47:19PM -0500, Alison Insinger wrote: > If you are out of network, can you bill a copay? Alison > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [mailto:]On Behalf Of > Brian DiGiovanni > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:18 PM > To: > Subject: Re: repeat visits > > > We charge copays for all visits and bill for all visits. An office visit is > an office visit, is my time spent, and deserves to be billed - even if it's > a 99212 (and it usually is not). > > Brian F. DiGiovanni, MD FAAP > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Len Leshin <> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 11:22:36 AM > Subject: Re: repeat visits > > At 08:58 AM 2/26/2008, Vijay Chitkara wrote: > >Vijay Chitkara MD wrote : > > How do you , in your offices deal with patients seen, that > >return in next 2-4 days, expecting a waiver of co-pay, since they were > >here in office recently. > > If they are returning for the same chief complaint within 3 days, I > do not charge. So no copay. A new complaint gets a new charge. A > version of the same complaint after 3 days gets a charge, but > sometimes reduced, but there's still a copay. > > > >Also do you charge copays for just weight checks ( in newborns having > >problems breast feeding ) . Parents wonder it is just a weight check - > >and expect free 2 minute advice. > > It depends. If it's just a weight check and I'm just in and out to > reassure the parent the child is doing well, it's free. If there's > something that requires a plan of action, it's an office visit. > > > Len L > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > >