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 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.

Do you have to be a doctor to join The IDTF?

Each non-physician who performs IDTF diagnostic testing must be listed on the IDTF ‘s enrollment record ( CMS -855B). If the IDTF is billing for the interpretation, all the interpreting physicians need to be listed. A Supervising Physician needs to be on the enrollment record as well.

When is an IDTF independent of a hospital?

Consistent with 42 CFR 410. 33(a)(1), an IDTF is one that is independent both of an attending or consulting physician’s office and of a hospital. However, IDTF general coverage and payment policy rules apply when an IDTF furnishes diagnostic procedures in a physician’s office.

What do you need to know about Medicare IDTF?

Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) Fact Sheet This Medicare Learning Network® Fact Sheet provides details of the requirements for an Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) to be enrolled in the Medicare program. Deinition

What are the requirements for an IDTF unit?

The basic requirement, however, is that all the supervisory physician functions must be properly met at each location, regardless of the number of physicians involved. This is particularly applicable to mobile IDTF units that are allowed to use different supervisory physicians at different locations.