This article has been filed under the New Practice Start Up category because it is an important part of many private practices.

If you are utilizing mid-levels in your practice or plan to in the near future, it is imperative that you and your billing staff understand how to charge Medicare and other payers for your mid-level’s services.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) defines incident-to services as those that are “furnished incident to physician professional services in the physician’s office (whether located within a different office suite or within an organization) or in the patient’s home.