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Medical Billing - Surgery

If you are a surgeon looking for a medical billing company that medical billing service should increase your reimbursements. In fact, a physician billing service should be more efficient and effective at medical billing then your own office.  A medical billing company should let you and your personnel focus on practicing medicine.

Preferred Health Resources is a HIPAA compliant medical billing company that will make your practice more profitable. We will increase your receivables and decrease your expenses. And how can we be so sure?

PHR has knowledge specific to medical billing surgery issues. For example, a very important issue for surgeons is bundling. Often an insurance carrier will claim that a procedure is included as part of a global fee. PHR doesn't just take this at face value. We check the coding versus the Medicare guidelines and inform the carrier if that procedure isn't bundled and proceed to bill for each procedure separately.

The correct use of modifier codes can also mean the difference between getting paid for surgery or not. Medicare and many other carriers will not pay on surgery if it takes place within 90 days of a pervious operation, claiming its part of the Global fee. The use of the 78 modifier (related) or the 79 modifier (unrelated) will clear the way for payment on follow-up surgery.

According to a recent article in Dermatology Times a claims adjustment rate of between 20% and 35% is considered good and acceptable.  At Preferred Health Resources our account executives have an average of eight years at medical billing.  Their knowledge, ability, and dedicated follow-up is why at Preferred Health Resources, our adjustment rate is consistently lower, as low as 12% with Medicare. At PHR we achieve A/R rates for our practices that are higher than the industry average.

By using Preferred Health Resources, you and your staff can free up your time.  You and your personnel can concentrate on your medical practice, and use that time to see more patients.  And there is the additional benefit of freeing up valuable office workspace.

Are you Reducing your Expenses?

Preferred Health Resources clients reduce their back office expenses by using our Practice Management Software package.  All you need is a PC and access to the Internet. Our Practice Management Software is all-inclusive, even our Palm/PDA billing application is part of our standard service. There are no costly software updates or support fees.  There are no hidden costs or additional charges.

Preferred Health Resources is unique as a medical billing company. We offer a complete business solution to your medical billing and practice management needs, and we do it all for one fee. All the Services and Benefits you receive are included, even your overnight mail for shipping your demographics.

Finally, according to the Dermatology Times, the average medical billing company fee is 8.5% nationwide.  Our fee is below the national average. Our goal is simply to provide the highest return on your claims, without sacrificing service or patient support, at a competitive price.