A nonphysician qualified healthcare professional uses a standard curriculum to educate a patient about their disease or disorder and how to manage it more effectively. This code represents each 30 minutes the provider spends with an individual patient and possibly their caregiver or family.
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Say goodbye to 99441 through 99443 next year. When CPT® 2025 becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2025, you will see plenty of new evaluation and management (E/M) options. You should also see several minor E/M revisions. Read on to learn how [...]
Say goodbye to 99441 through 99443 next year. When CPT® 2025 becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2025, you won’t see any new CPT® Category I codes specifically for cardiology next year, but you will see plenty of new evaluation and [...]
Question: I am trying to figure out if 99404 can be used to bill for lactation services provided at my hospital as an outpatient service (facility charge vs. office). Also, can this be billed by the registered nurse (RN) providing [...]
Question: At the practice I represent, we have a nurse practitioner who routinely has one-on-one educational sessions about self-management for patients getting ready for chemotherapy. I’m not sure how to properly code for this ARNP’s time. Any suggestions? Delaware Subscriber [...]
Question: We have a nurse practitioner (NP) in our office that offers diabetes education. For Medicare patients, would it be correct to use G0108, or is 98960 a better choice? Codify Subscriber Answer: Code choice for diabetes self-management training (DSMT) [...]
Question: Our pulmonologist just saw a 13-year-old female patient who had recently been to a local hospital's emergency department (ED) for breathing difficulties associated with her asthma. During the visit, which lasted about 25 minutes, our provider administered the Asthma [...]
Question: Our provider just saw a patient who had recently been to a local hospital's emergency department (ED) for breathing difficulties associated with asthma. During the visit, which lasted about 25 minutes, our provider administered the Asthma Control Test to [...]
Question: Our pediatrician just saw a 13-year-old female patient who had recently been to a local hospital's emergency department (ED) for breathing difficulties associated with her asthma. During the visit, which lasted about 25 minutes, our provider administered the Asthma [...]
Question: To meet the needs of a number of our patients with diabetes, our provider decided to organize a group meeting for diabetes education. What is the best code to use for a group session like this, and what are [...]
Question: To meet the needs of a number of our patients with diabetes, our provider decided to organize a group meeting for diabetes education. What is the best code to use for a group session like this, and what are [...]
