MGMA acting CEO Akash Madiah on what members need, what the association must fix and how administrators can stop revenue leaks now.
|Articles|February 1, 2008
Does Reimbursement Differ by Specialty?
Is reimbursement for an infectious disease specialist and an internal medicine physician the same if both physicians are coding the same?
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Question: Is reimbursement for an infectious disease specialist and an internal medicine physician the same if both physicians are coding the same?
Answer: For commercial payers, the rates the physicians are paid depend entirely on their individual contracts with each payer. Medicare pays the same for the same code regardless of specialty.
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