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Do 99408-99409 Apply to Vaping Cessation Counseling?

Published on Thu Sep 08, 2022

Question: During a follow-up evaluation and management (E/M) visit for a 19-year-old patient’s chronic asthma, the pulmonologist asked if the patient smoked. The patient attested that they didn’t smoke, they vaped. The physician then performed smoking cessation counseling for eight minutes. Do smoking cessation counseling CPT® codes count if the provider counsels the patient to stop vaping? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: Yes, [...]
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