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Use These Codes When Your Patient Phones From Home

Published on Fri Feb 20, 2026

Question: Which codes are appropriate to use for audio-only medical phone encounters? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: For audio-only phone visits, you’ll look to the Synchronous Audio-Only Evaluation and Management Services section of your CPT® book.  For a new patient, you’ll reference the following codes: 98008 (Synchronous audio-only visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, which requires a [...]
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