Re: Taking a tax loss on non-covered benefits

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Not very often....we schedule it on the schedule, typically right at 5 pm.  We charge $45 for a 99442 (11-20 mins), $60 for a 99443 (21-30 mins) and would charge $30 for a 99441 (5-10 mins).  Patients have to pre-pay with a credit card over the phone or via PayPal.

 

 

 How often do you do that and how much do you charge?   

 

WK

 

Re: Re: Taking a tax loss on non-covered benefits

 

You can disclose to your patients that you charge $x for phone calls. There are CPT codes. We tell our patients that they are non-covered benefits, typically, and they pay in advance. But this ONLY applies to phone calls that are occurring in lieu of an office visit. We do bill insurance but have never have one paid for by ins. 

 

Thanks everyone for the help. Accounting is mysterious. I wish I understood it better. It sounds like the 'loss' involved in a phone call, for example, does not apply to taxes. I guess it's just income I didn't receive.

I think I will start billing insurance/patients for phone calls. Even if I don't get anything, it sends a message that I value that time (even if no one else does).Mike

>> Has anyone tried billing for non-covered benefits and taking a loss on taxes when they don't get paid?> > Mike>

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