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Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan AHCIP Claim Submission Seminar

Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan AHCIP Claim Submission Seminar. Resp Med Jeffrey P Schaefer, MD October 22, 2008. Objective. Appropriate claim submission is in everyone’s interest members alternative relationship plan billing clerks patients payers society.

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Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan AHCIP Claim Submission Seminar

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  1. Alberta Health Care Insurance PlanAHCIPClaim Submission Seminar Resp Med Jeffrey P Schaefer, MD October 22, 2008

  2. Objective • Appropriate claim submission is in everyone’s interest • members • alternative relationship plan • billing clerks • patients • payers • society

  3. billing.healthlearner.com All Links are on my Website • Medical Governing Rules • Medical Benefits Procedure List • Medical Benefits Price List • Fee Modifier Definitions • Explanatory Code List www.health.gov.ab.ca/professionals/somb.html

  4. Elements of an AHW Claim • Demographics • AHCIP  AHW requires the PHN only • OOP  requires everything • College  requires complete billing records • Location • Facility and Functional Centre • Diagnosis Code • ICD-9 (up to 3… 4.6%-2, 1.3%-3 of 6mil-op) • Referring Physician • PRACID • Health Service Code • implicit modifier • explicit modifier

  5. HSC and Modifiers • HSC • refers to the service rendered • 03.08A comprehensive consultation • 03.03D hospital visit • 01.09 bronchoscopy • 03.01AA providing care in hospital after hrs

  6. Modifiers • Modifiers • change the value of the service • change the rules associated with the service • Explicit Modifiers • must be entered with each claim • Implicit Modifier • pre-entered or derived by the Claim Submitter

  7. Relevant Explicit Modifier Categories • CARE (complex patient care) • COMX, CMXC30, CMXV15, CMXV20 • LMTS (limits) • TOC… • LVP (lesser value, additional procedure) • LVP50, LVP75, ADD, ADD2 • SURC (services unscheduled) • EV, NTPM, NTAM, WK • SURT (after hours premium: 03.01AA, 03.01BA) • TEV, TNTP, TNTA, TWK, TST • TELE (telehealth) • TELES, STFO

  8. Implicit Modifier Categories • Implicit Modifiers are programmed into the billing software by the Claim Submitter • LEVL (level) • INMDH1, INMDH2, GASTH1, GASTH2 • SKLL (skill) • GAST, INMD • *SKLL can be explicit if not using your default • e.g. GAST  bill 03.03D under INMD

  9. Consultations in the Hospital • 03.08A • Comprehensive Consultation • Modifier: SURC (EV, NTPM, NTPM, WKTEV) • Modifier: CMXC30 • Modifier: TELE (TELES) • 03.01AA for being in the hospital after hours • Modifier: SURT (TEV, TNTP, TNTA, TWK,TST) • Rules about consultations… • 1 / 180 days • done according to peer • College has rules • AHW has rules • CHR has rules

  10. 03.08Acomprehensiveconsultation

  11. Surcharges: consults & procedures Rotation Duty Does Not Apply to Medicine

  12. Health Service Code - for services in an acute care facility after hours. - attributable to individual patients. - 1 call (service) = 15 min (or portion thereof) 03.01AAaftehour time premium

  13. Hospital Consultation • You are consulted to see a patient concerning asthma. You are called at 21:50, initiate the consultation at 22:15 and finish at 22:55. Your skill code is RSMD. • HSC = 03.08A $184.50 • Explicit Modifier = NTPM $181.12 • Explicit Modifier = CMXC30 $ 28.70 • HSC = 03.01AA • Explicit Modifier 1 = TNTP ($10.50/15min) • Number of calls = 3 ($10.76 x 3) $ 32.28 • Total = $426.60

  14. Minor or Repeat Consultations • 03.07A, 03.07B • Rules about consultations… • no limitation of quantity but caution… • ensure that a valid referral was made! • AHW Governing Rules

  15. Procedures (surcharges apply) Consider: BMI SURC LVP 03.01AA SURT

  16. Category Codes

  17. Hospital Visits • 03.03D • Hospital Visit • Modifier: COMX (20 minutes) • Modifier: TOC (receiving) • 03.03AO • transfer of care – receiving for some divisions • Rules • one per day per physician unless supporting txt • use call backs for subsequent visits • 13.99J - emergency detention time / 15

  18. Transfer of Care – Resp / GIM / HEME / MEDONC… - both (giving / receiving) claim if ‘introduction rounds’

  19. Emergency Detention per 15 min

  20. Office / Clinic Visits • 03.03F • Repeat office or scheduled outpatient visit in a regional facility, referred cases only Respiratory Medicine: CMXV20 Respiratory Medicine: CMXV35

  21. Respiratory Medicine: CMXV20

  22. Respiratory Medicine: CMXV35

  23. Physician to Physician Consultation • Referring Physician • 03.01LG (M-F 7-17) • 03.01LH (M-F 17-22, Sat-Sun 7-22) • 03.01LI (22-7 anyday) • Consultant • 03.01LJ (M-F 7-17) • 03.01LK (M-F 17-22, Sat-Sun 7-22) • 03.01LL (22-7 anyday) • Lots of rules, not for expediting referrals <24h

  24. Ref-dRef-ev/wkRef-a/pCon-dCon-ev/wkCon-a/p

  25. CallbacksTypically used for patients you attend on. Pays less than new or repeat consultation • Inpatient Callbacks • 03.05N (M-F 0700 - 1700 hours) • 03.05P (M-F 1700 - 2200 hours) • 03.05QA (All 2200-2400 hours) • 03.05QB (All 2400-0700 hours) • 03.05R (Sat, Sun, Stat 0700-2200 hours). • 03.05BA • Second and subsequent patient seen after initial after-hours callback to hospital inpatient • Use SURT: TEV, TNTP, TNTA, TWK, TST

  26. devpmamwk

  27. Callback Rules 1. May only be claimed when a special call for attendance is made on the patient's behalf. 2. The physician responds to such a call from outside the hospital, on an unscheduled basis. 3. The patient is attended on a priority basis. 4. There is direct attendance by the physician. 5. Second or subsequent patients seen during the same callback are not eligible for benefits under 03.05N, 03.05P, 03.05QA, 03.05QB or 03.05R but time spent may be claimed using the AFTER HOURS TIME PREMIUM modifier with 03.05BA. 6. May not be claimed in association with any health service code except 03.01AA. Refer to GR 15.8

  28. Callbacks and Emergency Visits:Emergency Depts, Outpatient Departments, Auxillary Hospitals, Nursing Homes • similar to inpatients • billing.healthlearner.com

  29. Family / Team Conference $35 • Team Conference (per 15 min) • 03.05JA • Family Conference (per 15 min) • 03.05JB (?) or 03.05JC (Acute Care, In-pt) • Palliative Care Family or Team (per 15) • 03.05T first call, 03.05U next calls • Chronic Pain Team Conference • 03.05V first call, 03.05W next calls • Chronic Pain Family Conference (/15 min) • 03.05X

  30. Team Conference Family Conference$32 / 15 min = typical of all

  31. Advice to Allied Health Care Workers dev/wkpm/am

  32. Procedures 53.81A bone marrow aspiration (SURC) $ 52 53.81B bone marrow biopsy (SURC) $ 52 16.81A spinal tap (SURC) $ 75 66.91A abdominal paracentesis (SURC) $ 46 46.91 thoracentesis (SURC) $ 54 46.84A pleural biopsy (SURC) $ 58 01.22 colonoscopy (SURC,LVP) $144 57.21A colonic polypectomy $ 67 01.14 gastroscopy (SURC,LVP) $111 13.99A dialysis, unstable pt (SURC) $113 13.99B dialysis, stable pt (SURC) $ 52 61.03 excision perianal skin tag (SURC) $ 44 98.12A excisional skin biopsy (TRAY, SURC...) $ 40

  33. Residents…. • Claims may be submitted by a physician who is present and supervising a resident or intern during the provision of a service.

  34. Audits...

  35. Diagnostic Codes • ICD-9 codes • see billing.healthlearner.com

  36. Summary • email me: • codes you use • questions / concerns • tips

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