Use G Codes for Successful E-Scribing Coding
Published on Tue Feb 17, 2009
Tip: Report G844x on 50 percent or more of your applicable claims. If your gastroenterology practice operates a qualified e-prescribing system, you're that much closer to a two percent Medicare bonus -- as well as preventing prescription errors and lowering consumer costs. Your first step is to report one of the following denominator codes: • E/M service codes 99201-99205 and 99211-99215; • Outpatient consultation codes 99241-99245; or • G codes G0108 (Diabetes outpatient selfmanagement training services, individual, per 30 minutes) or G0109 (Diabetes self-management training services, group session [2 or more], per 30 minutes). Report any of these codes on the claim for each patient visit during the reporting period that meets the denominator coding criteria. Report G8443-G8446 as the Numerator Report one of the following G codes on more than 50 percent of applicable Medicare cases for the numerator: • G8443 -- All prescriptions created during the encounter were generated using [...]