What others are paid --> RE: CPT 99051

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I always find it enlightening to see what other professionals or craftsman in the community charge me...mechanic, plumber, etc.

Electrical work recently -- $596

Various materials for the job $202 plus $8 in tax -- wanna bet whether there is a little profit built into the materials?

Labor 5.5 hours at $70/hour = $385

Numbers don't completely add up to $596 because I rounded, but you get the idea.

Reviewing the Invoice, I'm a little surprised to see that there wasn't some kind of housecall fee or milage fee.

Sometimes I'll see that on the invoice.

Locke, MD

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of SkaggsSent: Friday, October 03, 2008 9:39 PMTo: Subject: Re: CPT 99051

I have billed it, but never been paid or allowed to bill the patient. Interesting comparison: my fee associated with 99051 is $10 and for 99050 is $35. If I call my vet out on a weekend, holiday or after 5pm on a weekday, he charges $40 for the farm call plus$75 for after hours, and he gets every penny of that $115. He also gets $35 for a flourescene (spell?) eye exam, $25 to remove a shoe, $15 for a neuro exam, $45 to give banamine IV and gastrogard, just to name a few charges I can recall off the top of my head.What a world...Annie

99051 is for regularly scheduled office hours that are offered nights,evenings, weekends and holidays.99050 is for coming in outside of routine office hours to meet a patient.

Kathy Saradarian, MDBranchville, NJwww.qualityfamilypractice.comSolo 4/03, Practicing since 9/90Practice Partner 5/03Low staffing

CPT 99051Has anyone here submitted and been paid on CPT code 99051?-- Annie SkaggsLexington, KY