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Lipid Panels and Preventive Services

Published on Tue Mar 21, 2017

Question: A 15-year-old established male patient reports to the pediatrician for his annual physical. Encounter notes indicate that the provider also took a complete lipid panel during the encounter. How should I report this encounter? Texas Subscriber Answer: You should be able to report a pair of codes for this encounter. On your claim, report 99394 (Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation and [...]
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