Therefore, in the situation that you describe, the supervising physician must bill for a subsequent visit E/M code.
Occasionally, teaching institutions with residents have formalized agreements with insurers that allow residents to see patients one day, with the attending physician allowed to bill for that day without seeing the patient. You should check with your group’s billing specialist to see if such arrangements have been made for your group.
After taking all this into consideration, however, I perceive the bigger issue as underlying tension or mistrust between you and the supervising physician. I suggest sitting down and having a conversation about scope of practice and expectations, and then you can better determine if you are the right person for that position.
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