Split billing

Split billing is the division of a bill for service into two or more parts. Bills may be split to divide work between clients, payers or for reimbursement to different service providers for performing a shared service. ^{[1] [2]}

Medical billing

Add-on codes

Add-on codes are additional work associated with a primary service or procedure. Add-on codes can and should only be billed when the provider has performed and billed the primary service. ^[3] CMS guidelines and coding textbooks agree that add-on codes should be on the same claim as the primary code. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. "Split Billing - Term Definition". Glossary. Tenrox Project Management. 2009. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
2. Scott Manaker, MD, PhD, FCCP, Diane Krier-Morrow, MBA, MPH, CCS-P, Carol Pohlig, BSN, RN, CPC, ACS (2009). Coding for Chest Medicine 2009. Chest Physicians - ACCP. pp. 266–267. ISBN   9780916609726.
3. AMA (2009). Current Procedural Terminology: CPT 2009, Professional Edition. American Medical Association. p. XV. ISBN   9781603590648.
4. CMS (April 24, 2009). "CMS - Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chapter 18 - Preventive and Screening Services, page 79" (PDF). Billing Manual. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services . Retrieved November 4, 2009.
5. Butler, Annette; Dobbins, Linda M. (2009). Outcomes in Coding Practice. Cengage Learning. p. 9. ISBN   9781401898984.
6. Covell, Alice (2009). 2009 Coding Workbook for the Physician's Office . Cengage Learning. p.  12. ISBN   9781435484092.