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February 5, 2023

Advance Care Planning | CPT® 99497, 99498

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Advance Care Planning (ACP)

99497 (Advance care planning including the explanation and discussion of advance directives such as standard forms (with completion of such forms, when performed), by the physician or other qualified health professional; first 30 minutes, face- to-face with the patient, family member(s) and/or surrogate);

99498              each additional 30 minutes (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure.)

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Last revised January 30, 2023 - Betsy Nicoletti
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