| Questions that Urgent Care Centers Have Asked Us |
| List of All Questions |
| #1 - My partners and I are going to start an urgent care... |
| #2 - I just read in the recent JUCM... |
| #3 - I am currently working in a medical center... |
| #4 - If our clinic has an urgent care that is advertised... |
| #5 - I am part owner of a free standing urgent care... |
| #6 - I am a family practice physician in West Virginia... |
| #7 - I am a new family medicine physician... |
| #8 - I saw your article in the JUCM and I was wondering... |
| #9 - I just visited www.practicevelocity.com... |
| #10 - I learned a lot from your lectures and comments... |
| #11 - What are your thoughts on charging the S9088 code... |
| #12 - Would you tell me what CPT code would be appropriate... |
| #13 - Is the definition of 'new' or 'established' different... |
| #14 - Are there Standard Practice Guidelines for an Urgent Care... |
| #15 - I am doing some research on Urgent Care settings... |
| #16 - I am new to coding for urgent care, my background is primary care... |
| #17 - My office has started to provide Urgent Care... |
| #18 - I have a group of ED physicians that are thinking about opening... |
| #19 - I have been speaking to a local hospital... |
| #20 - You reinforced our initial impression that in Florida... |
| #21 - What matrix (demographics, economics, infrastructure)... |
| #22 - I just read your article in the May edition of JUCM... |
| #23 - I have been moonlighting at an ucc for the past 2 years... |
| #24 - I had been doing some research on the use of Code 99051... |
| #25 - My clinic is open to walk-ins during all open hours... |
| #26 - We are a new urgent care clinic (6 months)... |
| #27 - I am in the process of starting up an Urgent Care Center... |
| #28 - We will begin billing for a free-standing urgent care... |
| #29 - Can I use a Nurse Practitioner as a locum provider... |
| #30 - I was interested in more information on the "S" Codes... |
| #31 - A new patient comes in with a laceration... |
| #32 - I work as an NP for a large chain... |
| #33- Do you routinely send out for wound or urine culture... |
| #34 - We are a Family practice center, with an Urgent Care... |
| #35 - I enjoyed reading your artile "How to Define a Type B ED"... |
| #36 - We have recently opened our first urgent care... |
| #37 - I was wondering if you can give me a code to begin with... |
| #38 - In reading your Q & A answer in the Feb. 2007 JUCM... |
| #39 - Do you have any experience in dealing with Urgent Cares... |
| #40- I am a new coder for an Urgent Care located in Texas... |
| #41 - Was wondering if this would be a good place to startup... |
| #42 - Can you tell me what guideline is being used for compliance... |
| #43 - I am a RN currently working in my town's local ED... |
| #44 - May I ask what CPT code you use to perform a Wood's Lamp... |
| #45 - I work for a doctor who is trying to find out... |
| #46 - My question is what ICD-9 code, other than a fussy baby... |
| #47 - I am looking for some information on structuring... |
| #48 - I'm a certified coder working for an Urgent Care Center... |
| #49 - I was wondering if there is any way that I am able to obtain... |
| #50 - I am looking for a set of pre-printed patient discharge... |
| #51 -We are attempting to pull some equity out of the value... |
| #52 - I am looking for information regarding opening... |
| #53 - I was wondering if you could tell me what you expect... |
| #54 - Do you have figures of the average salaries for PA's... |
| #55 - We would like to begin using S9088 and are currently... |
| #56 - We have enjoyed our initial 8 months of operation... |
| #57 - I stumbled onto your website in my frustrated search... |
| #58 - I have been working in the health care community... |
| #59 - How easy is it to get the Insurance Co. to recognize... |
| #60 - I recently took a job at an Urgent Care Center and realized... |
| #61 - I’m writing to you today to inquire about your recent... |
| #62 - We bill for 4 clinics that are licensed as "outpatient clinic"... |
| #63 - The meeting in Chicago was most informative in October... |
| #64 - I am trying to open an urgent care center in New York... |
| #65 - I have a place 20'x50'. Could this be adequate... |
| #66 - The agency that I work for is located in North Carolina... |
| #67 - Our corporation is building a new business/office complex... |
| #68 - Is there an established method of valuing an Urgent Care... |
| #69 - How is it determined to charge for drugs admin... |
| #70 - I want to know if you have some good suggestions... |
| #71 - We are interested in finding out information... |
| #72 - What is required by the state of New York... |
| #73 - I am in search of documented information to validate... |
| #74 - Are many urgent care clinics started by mid-level providers... |
| #75 - Do you have software that allows patients to sign-in on the web?... |
| #76 - I have been considering opening an urgent care facility... |
| #77 - I am thinking of changing my 8 month old internal medicine clinic... |
| #78 - You stated to use $100-$110 as a net per visit at an urgent care.... |
| #79 - I want to open an Urgent Care in a downtown metropolitan city... |
| #80 - Do you by any chance have a timeline available for starting ... |
| #81 - I own and operate an urgent care facility that meets all... |
| #82 - My client is a new (3 month old) Urgent Care Center whose ... |
| #83 - I wish to know if you are an Urgent Care consulting or an ... |
| #84 - We are interested in the EMR component. How much is it? ... |
| #85 - I attended the UCAOA confrence last month. In one of your ... |
| #86 - I have an urgent care/primary care practice that last year had... |
| #87 - How successful have you been with getting the MCOs to ... |
| #88 - Is there a recommended workshop/seminar for urgent care.... |
| #89 - For uninsured patients, how much discount should be given?... |
| #90 - I would like to gain expertise in urgent care coding and billing ... |
| #91 - I am trying to get correct coding for a client of ours who is... |
| #92 - Is there a recommended formulary list available for setting ... |
| #93 - An issue came up regarding billing for an avulsion.... |
| #94 - We have an urgent care/walk in clinic. Are we supposed to... |
| #95 - We are opening an Urgent Medical Care in New Jersey ... |
| #96 - If you code a $0 99024 for a follow-up visit, can you.... |
| #97 - We are an pediatric urgent care practice with several... |
| #98 - I am interested in opening an Urgent Care Center in ... |
| #99 - We do x-rays at our urgent care and would like to know if... |
| #100 - How many patients per day or month are needed keep an ... |
| #101 - Our Urgent Care Center for Peds will be selling the Neb.... |
| #102 - Codes for billing urgent care? Is it 99211, etc? |
| #103 - If you code a $0 99024 for a follow-up visit, can you code ... |
| #104 - I am a recent graduate looking to work for an Urgent Care.... |
| #105 - This is an urgent-care coding based question. The patient... |
| #106 - Is there some sort of formulae to determine the population ... |
| #107 - Can CPT codes 99381-99394 be used for urgent care? If not... |
| #108 - We have been running for 2 years. How do I obtain the proper ... |
| #109 - We are two board certified FPs starting an FP practice which.... |
| #110 - Do you know of any studies that have demonstrated what... |
| #111 - Do you have any suggestions as to where I can find ... |
| #112 - Can you please tell me if Medicare certifies freestanding urgent ... |
| #113 - I am looking to open an urgent care center and I am ... |
| #114 - I attended the conference in Memphis last fall. During ... |
| #115 - Do you have any idea if urgent care centers are... |
| #116 - Where can I find a policy and procedure manual ... |
| #117 - My CEO wanted me to ask you the following question.... |
| #118 - When your partner came to you and suggested you... |
| #119 - What is the best way to bill for observation of a patient, in ... |
| #120 - Can 99211 be used for a new patient visit that has been... |
| #121 - What is the definition of an established vs. a new ... |
| #122 - In an article 28 facility as well as a non-article 28 facility.... |
| #123 - I applaud you in creating this website open for Q/A's... |
| #124 - Are their any advantages / disadvantages of a clinic ... |
| #125 - Can you tell us if we should be filing our claims using.... |
| #126 - Is it possible for observation status codes to be billed... |
| #127 - What code should I use for the tetanus/diptheria toxoid ... |
| #128 - We are in the process of writing a grant proposal that... |
| #129 - I wish to market my property (Approx. an acre) which is ... |
| #130 - On the S9088 code, have you seen issues with billing.... |
| #131 - I was able to attend the coding class yesterday at the... |
| #132 - Is North New Jersey a good place to open an urgent care ... |
| #133 - Is it unethical to change codes after submitting to.... |
| #134 - What is the difference in an urgent care clinic and a walk in... |
| #135 - Can I bill the CPT code 99051 for the purpose of getting a ... |
| #136 - You mentioned a list of 43 mistakes to avoid that you would... |
| #137 - I am a RHIA who has begun working with what I would consider ... |
| #138 - How far should a new urgent care be from existing if the 5-mile .... |
| #139 - I manage a surgery center in NY. We own the building... |
| #140 - I am a certified coder to 4 facilities. I was recently asked... |
| #141 - What comes first, contracting or credentialing? ... |
| #142 - I would be interested in attending a seminar on coding.... |
| #143 - Are there any established benchmarks for labor costs... |
| #144 - Can you refer me to any literature, including your own, ... |
| #145 - I would like to convert this practice in to Urgent Care... |
| #146 - Is it possible to open an urgent care that depends on ... |
| #147 - Do you bill exclusively for Urgent Care Centers .... |
| #148 - Are we able to bill S codes in addition to regular E&M codes?... |
| #149. I had a 28 female, she thought that there was a tampon... |
| #150. My husband and I just set up an Urgent Care and I would like to... |
| #151. We are a physician group and we staff 13 emergency rooms in... |
| #152. I work in a small walkin clinic that has a mid-level working always... |
| #153. I found your presentation today quite interesting and very helpful... |
| #154. We are an urgent care center we have quite a few primary care docs... |
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