I’ll see if my doctor screws up again

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I get these medical examinations called Medicare Annual Wellness Visits where my doctor just goes over my general health and then used a specific code to bill it to my insurance and then I get a grocery gift card for completing it. When I had one last year I was supposed to get a $200 gift card within three months of completing the exam but my doctor repeatedly sent the wrong code and after a couple dozen phone calls to my insurance and a dozen PMs to the doctor i finally got my gift card 10 months after the visit.

It was a hassle that took a lot of time and effort to get straightened out and it was my stupid doctors fault. Well, I just had this years Medicare Annual Wellness Visit 20 minutes ago. Let’s see if my doctor bills it correctly the first time and I should get $150 gift card by the end of January.

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I hope he gets it right this yr. I remember you having this problem last yr.

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It’s the biller for the dr who is doing it wrong.

I recommend proactively calling the office and asking to speak to the biller.

Explain the purpose of the visit and how it has to be billed.

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No, my doctor gave the wrong codes. My insurance company and the doctor herself said so.

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Ok. Wow. I can honestly say I’ve never worked in a drs office where the biller didn’t select the codes based on the written notes from the dr.

Like the dr says this was an urgent level 3 visit, and then the biller selects the code

I like that your dr was honest that they messed up.

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