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Code Prolonged Services with Confidence | Webinar

Recorded June 21st, 2021 2021 brings a new CPT prolonged services codes for use only with 99205 and 99215 and changes the rules for face-to-face … [Read more...]

Are start and stop times required for non face-to-face prolonged care services?

Question: Regarding non face-to-face prolonged care, does Medicare require start and stop times, they way they do for prolonged face-to-face care? … [Read more...]

Using Time to Select a level of E/M service

Use these rules when billing for codes that use the 1995/1997 guidelines. After 2021, this does not include codes 99202–99215. For those codes, … [Read more...]

Definitive Guide to Documenting Time

Office visits, inpatient care, prolonged services, critical care...properly documenting time can help ensure that you receive the maximum allowable … [Read more...]

Non Face-to-Face Prolonged Service – 99358

This post includes: Brief video CPT® rules for prolonged care non face-to-face Using-99358-for-phone-calls Codes 99358 and 99359 are … [Read more...]

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