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Laura Cook CRNI
ultrasound picture
Does everyone print a copy of their ultrasound picture to the chart for permanent record?  Does this need to be done to get financial reimbursment from the insurance companies?
momdogz
We do, and for our

We do, and for our facility/state billing compliance, we do need to have the image in the patient's medical record.

 

Mari Cordes, BS RN 

Nurse Educator IV Therapy
Fletcher Allen Health Care

Mari Cordes, BS RNIII VA-BC
Vascular Access Department
University of Vermont Medical Center

momdogz
I need to clarify: 

I need to clarify:  Insurance will still pay for the PICC procedure itself, but if we want to capture the charge for ultrasound guidance, we need the image in the patient record.  We make sure the patient name, arm/vein, vein depth and vein diameter are on the image.

 

Mari Cordes, BS RN 

Nurse Educator IV Therapy
Fletcher Allen Health Care

Mari Cordes, BS RNIII VA-BC
Vascular Access Department
University of Vermont Medical Center

Susan S
Mari In what state are you

Mari

In what state are you located?

Susan Schuetrumpf, RN, CRNI, VA-BC
Atlanta GA

momdogz
Vermont. Mari Cordes, BS

Vermont.

Mari Cordes, BS RN 

Nurse Educator IV Therapy
Fletcher Allen Health Care

Mari Cordes, BS RNIII VA-BC
Vascular Access Department
University of Vermont Medical Center

cathie
yes this picture will allow
yes this picture will allow billing for US guidence....the reimbursement???about 10 dollars...hardly worth the 1000.00 printer!!
momdogz
In our area, we get $80 per

In our area, we get $80 per pt (picture).

1300 PICCs/year x $80 = $104,000.

That doesn't include the cost of the ink and paper, but......

 

Mari Cordes, BS RN 

Nurse Educator IV Therapy
Fletcher Allen Health Care

Mari Cordes, BS RNIII VA-BC
Vascular Access Department
University of Vermont Medical Center

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