Originally Posted by lupee60

I'm a CCA and yes, this is correct coding, and its allowed by the correct coding iniciative. i know it does not seem right. but if you go see the dr for a well visit and he also takes care of another problem not related to the well visit he is allowed to bill for the office visit also. but the insurance pays 100% of the well visit and only allows 50% of the office sick visit. and u should only pay what your insurance allows and most of the time it should charge only one copay. if it wants u to pay more than one copay for the visits on the same day call your insurance to cover for it . also this is more work for the doctor because he has t o document 2 seperate work sheets one for the well visit and another for the sick visit which is more documentation. and more responsability.