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[01085585]

Hello- This code is a screening code and states 15 minutes. Does this mean the screening time has to be 15 min or up to 15 min? If they screen negative it would be hard to spend 15 min on it? Thoughts...

 

[kivbar16]

If a code carries a time statement, the halfway point of the time must be met in order to bill the code. In this instance, the provider would need to meet or exceed 8 minutes of time on the screening/counseling.