There are two HCPCS codes that physician, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and physician assistants can use to report developing a plan for a Medicare patient who requires home health services. The CARES Act passed in March 2020 permanently allows nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and physician assistants to certify and re-certify Medicare covered home […]
Care Management Services
Technology advances and policy changes mean medical practices can now get paid for certain non-face-to-face services. But, you need to know how to code for them, consent rules, and documentation requirements, and what you’ll be reimbursed for these complex, new services.
Can I Get Paid for…Signing the Home Health Certification Form
An Overview of Home Health Certification CPT® CMS pays a small fee for the planning, certification, supervision and re-certification of home health services. Don’t do the work and forget to get paid. Find out more about getting paid to sign the home health certification form in this brief video from CodingIntel dedicated to home health […]
Can I Get Paid to…Discuss End of Life Planning with a Patient’s Child
In 2016, CMS began paying for physicians, NPs and PAs to have a discussion about end of life planning with patients. Find out more in this short video. Relevant Search Terms: 99497, 99498, advance care planning, advance directive, end of life planning
Overview of Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning CPT® Codes Overview Medical practices perform countless tasks every day for which there is no payment. CMS continually states that it wants to support non-procedural and in the past decade has added payment for some non-face-to-face services, including Care Plan Oversight, Transitional Care Management and Chronic Care Management. CPT® Codes 99497 & […]