Re: Living Donor Kidney Transplant

[Guest guest]

Is this for the surgeon’s daily

hospital visit? If it is Medicare will only pay surgeon’s Medicare allowable

fee schedule. There is no additional payment for hospital office visit and post

surgery office follow up visit.

Austria

Specialty Contracting

Methodist Health System

1441 North Beckley Avenue

Dallas,Texas 75203

Phone:

Fax:

From:

TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of cfegley

Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008

3:04 PM

To:

TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject:

Living Donor Kidney Transplant

HELP!!!!! Medicare is denying a claim for the living

donor portion for

physician charges during the inpatient stay. Denial states " won't pay

daily care for inpatient " on the donor. I know I was told to use the Q3

modifier indicating a living donor; does anyone know if this has

changed or know what I can tell the physician's office to get the claim

paid by Medicare?

Thanks.

Fegley

St. Luke's Hospital

of KC

Renal Transplant Program

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[Guest guest]

No this is for the nephrologist seeing the living donor while

inpatient.

>

>

> Is this for the surgeon's daily hospital visit? If it is Medicare

will

> only pay surgeon's Medicare allowable fee schedule. There is no

> additional payment for hospital office visit and post surgery office

> follow up visit.

>

>

>

>

>

> Austria

>

> Specialty Contracting

>

> Methodist Health System

>

> 1441 North Beckley Avenue

>

> Dallas,Texas 75203

>

> Phone:

>

> Fax:

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> From: TxFinancialCoordinators

> [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of

cfegley

> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 3:04 PM

> To: TxFinancialCoordinators

> Subject: Living Donor Kidney Transplant

>

>

>

> HELP!!!!! Medicare is denying a claim for the living donor portion

for

> physician charges during the inpatient stay. Denial states " won't

pay

> daily care for inpatient " on the donor. I know I was told to use

the Q3

> modifier indicating a living donor; does anyone know if this has

> changed or know what I can tell the physician's office to get the

claim

> paid by Medicare?

>

> Thanks.

>

> Fegley

> St. Luke's Hospital of KC

> Renal Transplant Program

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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Health

> System and should be considered confidential and privileged. The

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> transmission of this communication.

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[Guest guest]

No this is for the nephrologist seeing the living donor while

inpatient.

>

>

> Is this for the surgeon's daily hospital visit? If it is Medicare

will

> only pay surgeon's Medicare allowable fee schedule. There is no

> additional payment for hospital office visit and post surgery office

> follow up visit.

>

>

>

>

>

> Austria

>

> Specialty Contracting

>

> Methodist Health System

>

> 1441 North Beckley Avenue

>

> Dallas,Texas 75203

>

> Phone:

>

> Fax:

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> From: TxFinancialCoordinators

> [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of

cfegley

> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 3:04 PM

> To: TxFinancialCoordinators

> Subject: Living Donor Kidney Transplant

>

>

>

> HELP!!!!! Medicare is denying a claim for the living donor portion

for

> physician charges during the inpatient stay. Denial states " won't

pay

> daily care for inpatient " on the donor. I know I was told to use

the Q3

> modifier indicating a living donor; does anyone know if this has

> changed or know what I can tell the physician's office to get the

claim

> paid by Medicare?

>

> Thanks.

>

> Fegley

> St. Luke's Hospital of KC

> Renal Transplant Program

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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>

> This electronic transmission contains information from Methodist

Health

> System and should be considered confidential and privileged. The

> information contained in the above messages is intended only for

the

> use of the individual(s) and entity(ies) named above. If you are

not

> the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying,

> distribution, or use of this information is prohibited. If you

receive

> this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by

> return e-mail. Methodist Health System, its subsidiaries and

> affiliates hereby claim all applicable privileges related to the

> transmission of this communication.

>