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Don't Miss These 3 Chances to Bill Services With Preventive Care

Published on Wed May 08, 2013

Tip: Check whether the payer also requires modifier 25. Preventive wellness visits are easy to code by choosing the best option based on the patient’s age and whether she is a new or established patient. Your code choices are: ·         99381-99387 (Initial comprehensive preventive medicine evaluation and management of an individual including an age and gender appropriate history, examination, counseling/anticipatory [...]
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