Q&A

Can a physician own an Idtf?

Can a physician own an Idtf?

While Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities may be owned by physicians, they are independent of a physician office or hospital. Typically the biggest difference is the enrollment and billing requirements. Freestanding imaging centers may also be required by Medicare to enroll as an IDTF.

Who can own an Idtf?

Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)

  • It is a physician practice that is owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more physicians or by a hospital.
  • It primarily bills for physician services (e.g., evaluation and management (E/M)) and not for diagnostic tests.

What does Idtf mean in text language?

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What is the place of service code for an Idtf?

POS 49
For a free standing IDTF, located in its own building, use POS 49.

What is a mobile Idtf?

A portable unit mobile IDTF involves the transportation of equipment to different fixed locations for diagnostic testing. A mobile facility/unit is one that is a converted, equipped, and licensed mobile home, trailer, or other large vehicle that travels to a location for the treatment of patients inside the vehicle.

What is place of service code 32?

Database (updated October 2019)

Place of Service Code(s) Place of Service Name
31 Skilled Nursing Facility
32 Nursing Facility
33 Custodial Care Facility
34 Hospice

What does IDTS mean?

I don’t think so
IDTS is an acronym that means I don’t think so. It’s used in social media and texting to convey sarcasm. Related words: IDGAF.

What does IDTF stand for in medical category?

What is an IDTF? An IDTF is a diagnostic testing facility (entity) that is independent of a physician office or hospital; ie, it is not owned by a hospital, individual physician or group practice of physicians and its purpose is to furnish diagnostic tests and not to directly use test results to treat a patient.

Do you have to be a physician to have an IDTF?

An IDTF must be surveyed and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and will have it’s own Medicare provider number. An IDTF located somewhere other than in a hospital building cannot share office space or equipment with a physician, physician practice or other entity.

How are procedures performed by The IDTF performed?

All procedures performed by the IDTF must be specifically ordered in writing by the physician who is treating the beneficiary, that is, the physician who is furnishing a consultation or treating a beneficiary for a specific medical problem and who uses the results in the management of the beneficiary ‘s specific medical problem.

How is an IDTF different from a hospital sleep lab?

An IDTF is a diagnostic testing facility (entity) that is independent of a physician office or hospital; ie, it is not owned by a hospital, individual physician or group practice of physicians and its purpose is to furnish diagnostic tests and not to directly use test results to treat a patient.