Pediatric Coding Alert

Guidelines:

Get Answers to All Your After Hours/Special Service Questions With This FAQ

Let these 3 answers and 4 notes of caution add up to accurate coding. Your pediatrician sees a patient after scheduled hours. Your scheduled office services are disrupted due to an emergency situation with a patient. You know that such unusual circumstances require a code from the 99000-99082 series. But before you turn to the Special Services, Procedures, and Reports [...]
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