Services provided by nonphysician practitioners may also be reported to Medicare as __________ to the supervising physician's service, and as a result, services are reimbursed at 100 percent of the Medicare physician fee schedule and Medicare pays 80 percent of that amount directly to the physician.
A) allowable charges
B) incident
C) limiting charges
D) price-based costs

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Services provided by nonphysician practitioners can be reported as "incident to" the supervising physician's service, which allows for reimbursement at 100 percent of the Medicare physician fee schedule, with Medicare paying 80 percent of that amount directly to the physician.

Services Provided by Nonphysician Practitioners May Also Be Reported to Medicare