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Bill It Right · Episode 5
The Higher Code
The owner suggests billing a higher-paying service.
In this scene
Joseph: Our aides help with bathing sometimes. Why not bill all their visits as personal care? It pays more.
Priya: We bill the service that was actually provided and authorized. Homemaker visits stay homemaker visits.
Joseph: Even if it's close?
Watch the episode to see what happens next.
Questions to think about
- A homemaker visit included some help with bathing. You bill:
- Billing a higher-paying code than the care given is:
- If someone needs more care:
About this series
For billing staff and agency owners: authorizations, real units, documentation, hospital stays, upcoding, overlaps, duplicates, denials, overpayments and self-audits.