Primary Care Coding Alert

Do you know the key elements to report this service?

Few of us want to contemplate the end of our lives. Yet expressing our wishes to loved ones and providers for our end-of-life care is tremendously important, regardless of whether we are old and facing a terminal illness or young and healthy.

The process of discussing the issues surrounding advance care planning (ACP) poses challenges for coders, too. But answer these four questions correctly, and you’ll become an ACP coding pro in no time.

Question 1:
Which CPT^® codes describe ACP services?

Question 2:
Who can bill for ACP services, and can they be billed in any setting?

Question 3:
Can you bill for ACP services more than once, and can you bill them with other evaluation and management (E/M) services?

Question 4:
What documentation do you need when you code for ACP?

Think you know the answers?