RE: No Show charge for workers comp

[Guest guest]

Yes, we have charged for No Shows and have received payment from a couple of WC

Insurance companies (sorry, can't remember who they are right now). Most do not

reimburse for no shows but at least they have a record of thier injured worker's

non compliance.

Cathi Pritchard

Office Manager

Redwood Hand Therapy

Santa , Ca.

No Show charge for workers comp

Has anyone charged CPT code 99049 for a patient no-show in California or any

other state and actually got paid by the workers comp ins company ? My question

is Is there any rule/regulation/law written that we cannot charge for a patient

no-show to the insurance company?

Hiten Dave' PT

[Guest guest]

Is 99049 a valid CPT code? I could not fine it in a web site we use or a 2008

CPT book.

Trevor Huffman P.T., M.S., S.C.S., A.T.,C.

Director of Rehabilitation Services

Passavant Area Hospital

ville, IL 62650

trevor.huffman@...

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From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of

Redwood Hand Therapy

Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:05 AM

To: PTManager

Subject: Re: No Show charge for workers comp

Yes, we have charged for No Shows and have received payment from a couple of WC

Insurance companies (sorry, can't remember who they are right now). Most do not

reimburse for no shows but at least they have a record of thier injured worker's

non compliance.

Cathi Pritchard

Office Manager

Redwood Hand Therapy

Santa , Ca.

No Show charge for workers comp

Has anyone charged CPT code 99049 for a patient no-show in California or any

other state and actually got paid by the workers comp ins company ? My question

is Is there any rule/regulation/law written that we cannot charge for a patient

no-show to the insurance company?

Hiten Dave' PT

[Guest guest]

According to my 2009 CPT Code book there is no 99049.

Becky A. Sewell, MRC, CRC

Rehab Net of AR

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From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf

Of Trevor Huffman

Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:25 AM

To: 'PTManager '

Subject: RE: No Show charge for workers comp

Is 99049 a valid CPT code? I could not fine it in a web site we use or a

2008 CPT book.

Trevor Huffman P.T., M.S., S.C.S., A.T.,C.

Director of Rehabilitation Services

Passavant Area Hospital

ville, IL 62650

trevor.huffman@ <mailto:trevor.huffman%40passavanthospital.com>

passavanthospital.com

________________________________

From: PTManager@yahoogrou <mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com

[mailto:PTManager@yahoogrou <mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com] On

Behalf Of Redwood Hand Therapy

Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:05 AM

To: PTManager@yahoogrou <mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com

Subject: Re: No Show charge for workers comp

Yes, we have charged for No Shows and have received payment from a couple of

WC Insurance companies (sorry, can't remember who they are right now). Most

do not reimburse for no shows but at least they have a record of thier

injured worker's non compliance.

Cathi Pritchard

Office Manager

Redwood Hand Therapy

Santa , Ca.

No Show charge for workers comp

Has anyone charged CPT code 99049 for a patient no-show in California or any

other state and actually got paid by the workers comp ins company ? My

question is Is there any rule/regulation/law written that we cannot charge

for a patient no-show to the insurance company?

Hiten Dave' PT

[Guest guest]

I could not find that code in my 2009 coding and payment guide.

From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf

Of Trevor Huffman

Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:25 AM

To: 'PTManager '

Subject: RE: No Show charge for workers comp

Is 99049 a valid CPT code? I could not fine it in a web site we use or a

2008 CPT book.

Trevor Huffman P.T., M.S., S.C.S., A.T.,C.

Director of Rehabilitation Services

Passavant Area Hospital

ville, IL 62650

trevor.huffman@...

<mailto:trevor.huffman%40passavanthospital.com>

________________________________

From: PTManager <mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com>

[mailto:PTManager <mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com> ] On

Behalf Of Redwood Hand Therapy

Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:05 AM

To: PTManager <mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com>

Subject: Re: No Show charge for workers comp

Yes, we have charged for No Shows and have received payment from a couple of

WC Insurance companies (sorry, can't remember who they are right now). Most

do not reimburse for no shows but at least they have a record of thier

injured worker's non compliance.

Cathi Pritchard

Office Manager

Redwood Hand Therapy

Santa , Ca.

No Show charge for workers comp

Has anyone charged CPT code 99049 for a patient no-show in California or any

other state and actually got paid by the workers comp ins company ? My

question is Is there any rule/regulation/law written that we cannot charge

for a patient no-show to the insurance company?

Hiten Dave' PT

[Guest guest]

99049 is a valid code for work comp only. It is not in the CPT codes and might

only be valid in California?

Cathi Pritchard

Redwood Hand Therapy

No Show charge for workers comp

Has anyone charged CPT code 99049 for a patient no-show in California or any

other state and actually got paid by the workers comp ins company ? My question

is Is there any rule/regulation/law written that we cannot charge for a patient

no-show to the insurance company?

Hiten Dave' PT