Billing and Coding Question

Surgery? Ethical DilemmaWhat recommendation would you provide to the physician in your office?The surgeon you work for in Nebraska has been asked to repair acolostomy for a patient who has applied for Medicaid insurance coveragein North Carolina. He currently came up to live with his sister inNebraska so she could care for him. Hes employed as a worker as amanual laborer back home.The patient came to your office asking for the colostomy reversal.You will not get paid from the insurance company as Medicaid will onlypay for patients in their home state. Since he is employed working as amanual laborer, he has not had income and cant afford to pay for therepair.Do you perform the surgery for free or send the patient back to havethe physician perform the original surgery in his home state where hewill have insurance? What would be your recommendation and why?