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Posting Date: 06/09/2017
Smoking Cessation
Smoking Cessation Please clarify appropriate codes for smoking cessation services. Answer: CPT codes 99406 and 99407 may be used for smoking and tobacco-use cessation counseling visits. Please clarify what constitutes a session which [...]
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Posting Date: 05/13/2022
Teaching Environment E/M Services
Teaching Environment E/M Services Please define levels of care for E/M services that can be performed by residents in a hospital outpatient setting under the PCE rules. Answer: CMS PCE guidelines for the hospital outpatient setting permit [...]
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Posting Date: 01/28/2022
Telehealth Services
Telehealth Services Note: View National Government Services' Place of Service Codes for CY 2024 Updates Please explain Medicare’s definition of a telehealth service. Answer: Medicare defines a telehealth service as a service provided by [...]
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Posting Date: 05/11/2022
Time-Based Services
Time-Based Services Please define rules for using time to level-set a service. Answer: In both the office and observation/inpatient setting, the provider’s time is calculated based on pre-visit, intra-visit, and post-visit activities [...]
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Posting Date: 01/28/2021
Transitional Care Management
Transitional Care Management Please clarify responsibility for the TCM interactive contact. Can this be performed by a hospital-employed nurse prior to discharge? Answer: The provider who is billing the TCM service is responsible for the [...]
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Posting Date: 01/08/2018
Urgent Care
Urgent Care Please explain the concepts of split/shared and incident to E/M services in the urgent care setting. Answer: The urgent care setting is defined by CMS as a nonfacility setting. This means the split/shared concept does not [...]
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