prolonged services Archives

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 Code

Use these rules when billing for codes that use the 1995/1997 guidelines. In 2021, this does not include codes 99202--99215. What codes continue to … [Read more...]

Don’t forget Care Plan Oversight

There are two sets of codes for care plan oversight, CPT (99374–99380) and HCPCS codes (G0181, G0182) The requirements for each are different, … [Read more...]

Prolonged services codes for Medicare preventive medicine services: G0513, G0514

There are HCPCS prolonged services codes to be used with Medicare preventive services reported based on time. Wellness visits and prolonged care … [Read more...]

Coding Guide – Care Management Services

What you need to know about non face-to-face services CMS has a stated goal of recognizing management services provided outside of an office visit. … [Read more...]

Prolonged services and nursing home visits

Question: Prolonged Services and nursing home visits. I'm getting a "Code 99358 is a column 2 code for 99309, these codes cannot be billed … [Read more...]

Prolonged Services

Lunch and Learn There are three sets of prolonged services codes. The first set describes add-on codes to E/M services, 99354—99357. The … [Read more...]

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