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Don’t Phone In These Codes for Patient Follow-Up

Published on Fri Jun 24, 2022

Question: I have a provider who is billing codes 99358 and +99359 for her supportive oncology phone calls when she speaks to an established patient on the phone after hours. However, she is also using these codes when spending time talking to family members on the phone in an acute setting during visitor restrictions. Are there other codes the provider should [...]
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