99386-preventive
99354-prolonged
total of 90 minutes face to face
I needed to know if there is any documentation out there that can show why preventive visits cannot be billed with a prolonged service since the preventive visit is an E/M code? Is it because the preventive vists are age specific? Thanks
99381-99397 Preventive Medicine Visits - (99381-99397)
99354-99357 Prolonged Services Direct Contact - (99354-99357)
CPT code manual states
"(use 99354 in conjunction with 99201-99215-, 99241-99245, 99324-99337, 99341-99350, 90809, 90815")