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| The following joke depicts the sad affairs faced by our current healthcare system in a humorous way: |
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Bubba walked into a doctor's office and the receptionist asked him what he had. Bubba said, Shingles. So she wrote down his name, address, medical insurance number and told him to have a seat. |
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Fifteen minutes later a nurse's aid came out and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said, Shingles. So she wrote down his height, weight, a complete medical history and told Bubba to wait in the examining room. |
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A half hour later a nurse came in and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said, Shingles. So the nurse gave Bubba a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, and told Bubba to take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor. |
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An hour later the doctor came in and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said, shingles.
The doctor asked, “Where?”
Bubba said, "Outside on the truck. Where do you want them???!!!" |
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This is another example of CPT system |
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Dr. Reagan: Board Certified Specialist with 10 years of experience in practic |
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PA Carter (Physician Assistant): Recently graduated from PA school one year ago. |
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Let’s say a patient comes for a follow-up blood pressure treatment. Dr. Reagan performs a detail visit and gives his recommendations. ‘By the way Dr.Reagan, I have a hang toenail that has been bothering me for a few days’ the patient says. Dr.Reagan inspects the nail and correctly decides that the nail will come off in a few days without any surgical intervention, so he assures the patient and gives him instructions on how to take care of it.
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Medicare Charge for this visit: CPT code 99213 - $57.89. |
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A patient comes for a follow-up to Carter Clinic for blood pressure treatment and also mentions a hang toenail. PA Carter is a kind and caring provider and performs a detail exam for which Medicare allows a visit charge 99213. However, PA Carter in not sure about the diagnosis and what the treatment plan should be. He decides to orders an X-ray of the foot and, then, determines that the nail needs to be removed. He then performs a mini surgery for the toenail excision. |
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Medicare allows CPT 99213 for visit -$57.89, CPT 73620 for X-ray -$23.10,
CPT 11750 for Excision - $177.95. Total Cost: $258.95!!!!! |
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