Ours is a new profession, and because of that, our healthcare system doesn’t quite know what to do with us. In most states, we’re not licensed. We can’t prescribe. Many of us are not allowed to work as lactation consultants in hospitals or medical practices. As private practice lactation consultants, our clients must pay for …
Key Components of “Incident To” Billing
Key Components of “Incident To” Billing Incident-to billing is a way of billing outpatient services (rendered in a physician’s office located in a separate office or in an institution, or in a patient’s home) provided by a non-physician practitioner (NPP) such as a nurse practitioner (NP), physician assistant (PA), or other non-physician provider. *Physician must …