Instructions: Complete the following.

Calculating Medicare Payments, Write$-$Offs, Limiting Charges, and Allowed Amounts: Calculate the

following amounts for a nonphysician practitioner who bills Medicare:

Submitted charge $($based on provider's regular fee for office visit$)$ $$75$

MPFS allowed amount $$60$

Nonphysician practitioner allowed amount $(100$ percent of MPFS allowed amount$)$ $

Medicare payment $(80$ percent of the MPFS allowed amount$)$ $

Instructions: Complete the following.

Calculating Medicare Payments, Write$-$Offs, Limiting Charges, and Allowed Amounts: Calculate the

following amounts for a participating provider who bills Medicare:

Submitted charge $($based on provider's regular fee for office visit$)$ $$75$

Medicare physician fee schedule $($MPFS$)$ allowed amount $$60$

Coinsurance amount $($paid by patient or supplemental insurance$)$ $$12$

Medicare payment $(80$ percent of the MPFS allowed amount$)$ $

Medicare write$-$off $($not to be paid by Medicare or the beneficiary$)$ $

Instructions: Complete the following.

Calculating Medicare Payments, Write$-$Offs, Limiting Charges, and Allowed Amounts: Calculate the

following amounts for a nonphysician practitioner who bills Medicare:

Submitted charge $($based on provider's regular fee for office visit$)$ $$75$

MPFS allowed amount $$60$

Nonphysician practitioner allowed amount $(100$ percent of MPFS allowed amount$)$ $

Medicare payment $(80$ percent of the MPFS allowed amount$)$ $