You Be the Coder:
Examine Payer Policy in This Coding Conundrum
Published on Mon Oct 21, 2019
Question: We have a patient who is a pilot, and per Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines, he is periodically required to undergo an exam to evaluate his physical ability to fly. The patient’s insurance company notified us that they will cover such work-related exams providing they are billed using CPT® code 99455. However, the code’s descriptor states that it is [...]