How Do You Bill Insurance For Service Provided?
Billing an insurance company for services rendered requires specialized codes and often specialized training. You will have to review medical records to see what a doctor has done for a patient and find the billing codes that match. Accuracy is key so you bill for everything that was done. Coding Bills for Insurance Companies Step 1 A medical provider records services provided in the form of medical records. Some offices also have physicians fill out a billing sheet during the time of care. This billing sheet and the medical records determine the codes and charges submitted to the insurance company. Step 2 The medical records and/or billing sheet will be given to the billing department, which ensures that all services rendered are documented for preparing the appropriate insurance form. Step 3 Based on what is on the billing sheet or medical records, the coder will then utilize the ICD-9-CM book to assign a diagnosis for the patient’s primary treatment. CPT procedure codes are assigned
