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What is a Site of Service Differential?

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This is the different total reimbursement, including both the Professional fees paid the the Physician and a separate payment paid to the facility (ASC, hospital outpatient, or inpatient hospital). It is described with RVU’s, explained in more detail here. Some 90-day surgeries do not have a Site of Service Differential… Continue reading →

What is an Office-Based Surgery (OBS)?

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Surgeries can be performed in different Places of Service (POS) Office: POS=11 Ambulatory Surgery Center: POS=22 Hospital Outpatient: POS=24 Hospital Inpatient: POS=21 Many minor surgeries such as biopsies, lesion removals and simple sutures are 10-day global procedures and routinely performed in the office. Typically a facility is used when the… Continue reading →