Table 1

Comparison of missed billing codes for resident and staff physicians on the 10-question billing assessment

Missed billing assessment codePercentage of all missed billing codes
Resident physiciansStaff physicians
Consult code*28.1%21.3%
Procedure code*9.5%13.9%
Premium code*62.4%64.8%
 Admission†29.5%36.9%
 After hours†14.5%11.1%
 Procedure†12.9%11.4%
 Travel†41.8%38.9%
 Other†1.3%1.7%

  • ↵* Values are calculated on the basis of the total number of missed billing codes for resident physicians (n = 609) and staff physicians (n = 460), respectively.

  • ↵† Values are calculated as the percentage of premium codes within the column.