Wiki 99358 Prolonged E & M minimum time

[wynonna]

Help, please. Anyone know whether it is 30 or 60 minutes minimum must be spent (such as in extensive record review) to bill Prolonged Service without direct patient contact--99358? Thanks

 

[annierochon88]

30 min. is the minimum. Look on page 33 of your CPT manual the guideline says '' Code 99358 is used to report the first hour of prolonged service on a given date regardless of the place of service. It should be used only once per date. Prolonged service of less than 30 min. total duration on a given date is not separately reported.

 

[annierochon88]

30 min. is the minimum. Look on page 33 of your CPT manual the guideline says '' Code 99358 is used to report the first hour of prolonged service on a given date regardless of the place of service. It should be used only once per date. Prolonged service of less than 30 minutes total duration on a given date is not separately reported.