nc_coder
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I was wanting to find out if anyone charges for phone calls to patients to inform them of lab results.
Example: A patient comes in for a blood draw with no office visit. Only the venipuncture is charged. Once the results are returned from the lab, the physician reviews them, decides on the course of treatment, informs the clinical staff to call the patient with the results and recommendations. At that time a Level I E/M would be charged for the physician's time reviewing the results and treatment decision.
Is anyone doing this?
Example: A patient comes in for a blood draw with no office visit. Only the venipuncture is charged. Once the results are returned from the lab, the physician reviews them, decides on the course of treatment, informs the clinical staff to call the patient with the results and recommendations. At that time a Level I E/M would be charged for the physician's time reviewing the results and treatment decision.
Is anyone doing this?
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