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Can You Report Smoking Cessation Counseling for Asymptomatic Smoker?

Published on Tue Apr 07, 2020

Question: Our physician assistant (PA) performed smoking cessation counseling with a patient who presented with bronchitis. The patient didn’t have signs of emphysema or COPD, but we performed the counseling as a way to share the advantages of quitting smoking. The PA said we can’t report 99406 for this since the patient doesn’t have any conditions that are related to [...]
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