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Look to This Code Range for Contraceptive Counseling

Published on Wed Jun 23, 2021

Question: If a patient comes in for family planning counseling, and our pediatrician administers a Depo-Provera shot at the end of the encounter, can we bill 99403 with modifier 25 along with the shot and the administration? Wisconsin Subscriber Answer: Yes, though you may not need to use modifier 25 (Significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management service by the same [...]
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