Wiki Billing 99401 along with an E/M Code

[Biller2023]

Everytime we bill 99401 with an E/M Code like 99213, 99214 etc, 99401 gets denied stating mutually exclusive procedure cannot be done on the same setting. We are billing E/M with a 25 modifier when we add 99401 but still the claims get denied. How should we bill 99401 along with an E/M Code? Quick response will be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Cbaxter001]

Howdy! The modifer 25 needs to go on the 99401, not the E/M code.