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01-14-2010, 01:00 AM

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Preventive counseling

Is it correct to bill preventive counseling code 99402-25 with preventive vaccine/ admin code.

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If it is a separately identifiable E/M service than the one that is already included in the administration code, and you have the documentation to back it up, then yes.

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