jgarcia619
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I work for a Hospice and we have psych MD that used consult codes. Now that these are eliminated, they have questions. I was wondering if anyone could help. His questions are:
1. Do the old rules apply, but we now just use different codes to bill consults or do we use the rules for the e/m codes now used for consults
a. For example, getting documentation of the consult request, no shared e/m billing for consult codes)
2. Can we, as psychiatrists, still bill a new (as opposed to established) e/m code for consultations despite the patient being seen by another physician (Palliative Med) from the same practice as we could under the old rules?
1. Do the old rules apply, but we now just use different codes to bill consults or do we use the rules for the e/m codes now used for consults
a. For example, getting documentation of the consult request, no shared e/m billing for consult codes)
2. Can we, as psychiatrists, still bill a new (as opposed to established) e/m code for consultations despite the patient being seen by another physician (Palliative Med) from the same practice as we could under the old rules?