CPT^® 97803, Under Medical Nutrition Therapy Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 97803 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Medical Nutrition Therapy Procedures.

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The provider reassesses the dietary needs of a patient and uses specific diet therapy to treat medical conditions and related symptoms by interacting individually with the patient. This code represents each 15 minutes of the reassessment on a subsequent visit with the patient.

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Medical Nutrition Therapy

hello all, i do have a question regarding billing MNT to medicare. when we bill 97802/97803 with 3 unites medicare wnats them in seperate line not one line with 3 units. but when we bill 3 units do we... [ Read More ]

dietitian billing: Hi i need help with some dietitian billing. any experts? what are the proper cpt codes for billing a dietitian visit?

Also, 97802 is for initial assessment and after that every time patient comes in for f/u we will have to use 97803 right?... [ Read More ]

Medical Nutrition Therapy billing

If we file CPT 97802 and 97803 Medical Nutrition by a licensed Nutritionist do they require a physician signature?... [ Read More ]

FQHC BH coding

[QUOTE="jbhuju, post: 498081, member: 461213"] hi :) yes i have one question we are billing nutrition therapy cpt codes 97802, 97803 to medicare with rev code 0521 if PT has referral but are denying s... [ Read More ]

FQHC BH coding

[QUOTE="bgrasson, post: 498015, member: 298926"] Hi there- I work for an FQHC as well. Is there a specific question you need answered? [/QUOTE] hi :) yes i have one question we are billing nutrition t... [ Read More ]

Medicare denying N18.30 for nutritional services- Need help ASAP

[QUOTE="patdow, post: 485023, member: 405691"] Does anyone know how to get Medicare to pay nutritional therapy (97802, 97803) when the patient has chronic kidney disease stage 3? Recently, N18.3, Chr... [ Read More ]

Registered Dietitian Billable Unit

The Medicare MUE's are a good resource for this information and most commercial payers seem to use them, in my experience. Medicare shows 8 units per day for 97802 & 97803, 6 units per day for 97804.... [ Read More ]

Registered Dietitian Billable Unit

Hi, I have experience billing for registered dietitian. The billable units depends completely on patients eligibility. If a patient has unlimited visit limits or visits based on the medical necessity,... [ Read More ]

Registered Dietitian Billable Unit

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has any experience billing for a Registered Dietitian and how many units per day are payable for 97802, 97803 and 97804? I tried to find medical policies on BCBSM, Unit... [ Read More ]

Well Child Visits

Can anyone advise me on whether or not we can bill CPT codes 97802/97803 and 96110 with wellness visit E/M codes? Or would that be considered unbundling components of the well visit? What about the vi... [ Read More ]

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