Coding X-Rays Ordered by Outside Docs, G-code for Drug Testing, and 99051 for Scheduled Visits

DAVID STERN, MD (Practice Velocity) Q. We have quite a few primary care physicians who regularly send patients to our urgent care center for x-rays. These patients have a prescription for the x-ray service, and they don’t want to be seen by the urgent care doctor. I have several questions related to this service: Should we collect the urgent care copay (or) radiology imaging services copay (which is usually $0)? Should we code S9083 to …

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