Primary Care Coding:
Try These Tips for Smoking Cessation Without Tobacco-Related Disease Symptoms
Published on Mon Oct 28, 2024
Question: Smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling services require an appropriate diagnosis code, but what if the patient isn’t presenting symptoms of tobacco-related diseases? What diagnosis code do you report? Arkansas Subscriber Answer: If a patient comes in for help with smoking cessation, you should report a diagnosis code related to their tobacco use. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), [...]