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If a PA performs a non-consultation E/M service and the physician reviews and signs the patients chart, can the service claim be submitted with the physicians number?

April 26, 2017PA patient performs physician Reviews service signs

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If a PA performs a non-consultation E/M service and the physician reviews and signs the patients chart, can the service claim be submitted with the physicians number?

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No. The physician must perform some face-to-face portion of the service; reviewing and signing the patient’s chart is not sufficient involvement to bill the service as a shared service.