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Reader Questions:

Do This When Telehealth Turns Office Visit

Published on Fri Sep 18, 2020

Question: Our surgeon had a telehealth visit with a patient that resulted in the patient coming to the office for an exam. Should we charge telehealth, office, or both? Codify Subscriber Answer: To report 99441-99443 (Telephone evaluation and management service by a physician or other qualified health care professional …) or G2012 (Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by [...]
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