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HCPCS Code for Counseling and discussion regarding advance directives or end of life care planning and decisions, with patient and/or surrogate (list separately in addition to code for appropriate evaluation and management service) S0257

HCPCS code S0257 for Counseling and discussion regarding advance directives or end of life care planning and decisions, with patient and/or surrogate (list separately in addition to code for appropriate evaluation and management service) as maintained by CMS falls under Miscellaneous Provider Services .

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Counseling and discussion regarding advance directives or end of life care planning and decisions, with patient and/or surrogate (list separately in addition to code for appropriate evaluation and management service)

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Diag codes to be used with 99497 and 99498
[b]Advanced Care Directives: 99497 and 99498[/b] [QUOTE="amoneill118, post: 373411, member: 238499"]Does anyone know what ICD-10 code can be used with the new End of Life Care CPT codes 99497 and 99... [ Read More ]
advanced directives
We had a patient come in for counseling on her advance directives both for clarification and for education. Can the provider bill an E&M and S0257 or is this a billable service? Please help provider... [ Read More ]
Diag codes to be used with 99497 and 99498
[QUOTE="amoneill118, post: 373411, member: 238499"]does anyone know what icd-10 code can be used with the new end of life care cpt codes 99497 and 99498? I believe the hcpcs code might be s0257. For n... [ Read More ]
Diag codes to be used with 99497 and 99498 99497 99498 code codes minutes
Does anyone know what ICD-10 code can be used with the new End of Life Care CPT codes 99497 and 99498? I believe the HCPCS code might be S0257. For non-medicare patients Z02.89 looked like it might be... [ Read More ]
Pqrs
I need help in determining which codes should we be reporting? 1159F or G8427 1158 or S0257 Any help is greatly appreciated!... [ Read More ]
ADL - Activity Daily Living
I am needing some help with this. At my job we are told to start doing the ADL's for patients if its in the progress notes. Yet I cant figure out what ICD 9 code to tie to the 1157F, 1158F, S0257, 052... [ Read More ]
modifer with S0257
[QUOTE="olgunchik, post: 191493, member: 7237"]"S0257 denied as payment adjusted because the procedure modifer as invalid on the date of service". This was denial. S0257 was billed with office visit ... [ Read More ]
modifer with S0257
"S0257 denied as payment adjusted because the procedure modifer as invalid on the date of service". This was denial. S0257 was billed with office visit and mod 25 attached to OV. Thanks... [ Read More ]
modifer with S0257
[QUOTE="olgunchik, post: 191469, member: 7237"]Does anyone know what modifer we should use with S0257 (advanced directive counseling) ? Thank you.[/QUOTE] Why do you need a modifier? Was there a den... [ Read More ]
modifer with S0257
Does anyone know what modifer we should use with S0257 (advanced directive counseling) ? Thank you.... [ Read More ]
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