Teaching Physician Rules | Bedside Procedures

Question:

Can an attending bill for a bedside procedure that a resident did without the attending being present? If so, is this billed at 85% like a PA or NP?

If a PA or NP is overseeing a bedside procedure that a resident is preforming how is this billed (no attending is present at the bedside)? Is it billed under the supervising attending or under the PA/NP who is present or in a different way?

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Last revised October 2, 2025 - CodingIntel Editor
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