Genetic counselors in OR (and perhaps other places) cannot bill under their own name.
In our OR practice, our GC spend an hour with the patient. The GC reports the content of their counseling to the MFM covering for the day - who then meets with the patient, asks how the patient is doing, paraphrases the content of the counseling and makes sure the patient understands the care plan (do testing/decline testing), then the visit is billed at a low level (level 1 new or 2 established) in line with component-based billing.
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Barbra Fisher
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-15-2019 14:03
From: Trena Lawson
Subject: Genetic Counselors
Are any MFM practices in Oregon billing for Genetic Counselors? If so, how are you billing the services? Is it payer dependent? Are the claims getting paid? Any information would be helpful....
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Trena L.
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