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Breaking Up Preventive Visit Can Be Problematic

Published on Wed Mar 11, 2020

Question: If a patient was seen by her Primary Care Physician for an annual checkup, no pelvic or breast examination, we bill the visit with the preventive CPT® code 99395 with DX Z00.00. Patient returns two weeks later and sees a Primary Care NP in the same practice for a breast/pelvic examination and Pap smear. Should I bill this visit [...]
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