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I have a PCP that billed on 8/18/20 a 99215 and 99496 (TCM). NOW on 9/8 he sent a list of dates and phone calls made to the patient and her family and one phone call to another physician. He is trying to bill 99358 and 99359 because from 9/1/20 thru 9/8/20 he is stating between the phone calls made he has spent 97 minutes total. He has sent a list of these phone calls with times. My question is the last E/M was 8/18 more than 2 weeks from when he wants to bill these prolonged services. I have not found anything to give a range of time to bill them. He also on that date billed a TCM which the 99358 is not allowed to be billed with. Should he have billed the phone consultation code for when he called the pt and her family? What about the 30 minutes he spent on the phone with other physicians? What should he bill? Is it correct to bill the 99358 and 99359 2 weeks later? How can I find the answers... HELPPPPP!!!!!!!!!
I have a PCP that billed on 8/18/20 a 99215 and 99496 (TCM). NOW on 9/8 he sent a list of dates and phone calls made to the patient and her family and one phone call to another physician. He is trying to bill 99358 and 99359 because from 9/1/20 thru 9/8/20 he is stating between the phone calls made he has spent 97 minutes total. He has sent a list of these phone calls with times. My question is the last E/M was 8/18 more than 2 weeks from when he wants to bill these prolonged services. I have not found anything to give a range of time to bill them. He also on that date billed a TCM which the 99358 is not allowed to be billed with. Should he have billed the phone consultation code for when he called the pt and her family? What about the 30 minutes he spent on the phone with other physicians? What should he bill? Is it correct to bill the 99358 and 99359 2 weeks later? How can I find the answers... HELPPPPP!!!!!!!!!