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Want to Bill 99241-99245 Frequently? Consult the Answer to This Question

Published on Thu Jan 23, 2020

Question: Our ophthalmologist performed an office consul­tation on a patient and his insurer does still reimburse for consultations, so we collected for that service. Then another physician sent the same patient to us for a separate consult just a few months later. How much time must elapse before we can bill 99241-99245 again for the same patient? Illinois Subscriber Answer: [...]
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