Implications for cardiology nurse practitioner billing: a comparison of hospital versus office practice.

Purpose: To discuss the implications for cardiology nurse practitioner (NP) billing and compare and contrast inpatient Medicare billing practices versus outpatient Medicare billing practices.

Data Sources: Selected articles, text books, and government websites.

Conclusions: In today's complex and expensive healthcare system, there has been a steady decline in the reimbursement rate for professional services to hospitals and physicians.