Griebel Billing

• The checking of benefits PRIOR to patients coming in to see you
• Discussing sliding scale fees
• Patients paying at the time of service, either full fees or co-pays (this is a must)
• When provider is not on patients panel, collecting full fee and not waiting for insurance to pay
• Authorizations: keeping track of
• Triwest (as a primary or secondary payer - do's & don'ts)
• Medicare (as a primary or secondary payer); Advantage plans
• When a provider is contacted with both primary and secondary payers (or just one)
• Timely filing periods for insurance and non-insurance entities
• Using a clearing house versus billing on-line
• Eligability and/or COBRA problems with patients
• Using V codes with insurance
• Balance billing patients when contracted with insurance
• Using proper diagnoses codes
• Billing with tax id number vs
• socal security number To setup a private consultation please contact Linda Griebel

Dr Michael Yapko Office for Civil Rights - HIPAA Index of Psychiatric Disorders Linda Griebel P O Box 60459 San Diego, California 92166 Phone: (619) 224-6343 FAX: (619) 222-0788