Get Used to Coding Consult Services Differently in 2010
Published on Sat Jan 03, 2009
Medicare assigns no value to consult codes next year. The rumors are now official facts. Medicare is deepsixing payment for all consultation codes in 2010. "After years of struggling to differentiate a consult from another E/M service by using the concept of transfer of care, they've just said no" to consult codes, reports Betsy Nicoletti, MA, CPC, author of The Field Guide to Physician Coding. Check out this primer on the brave new world of E/M coding without 99241-99245 (Office consultation for a new or established patient, which requires these 3 key components: ...) and 99251-99255 (Inpatient consultation for a new or established patient, which requires these 3 key components ...). Opt for OV Codes On Office Consults Setting will still factor into code choice when reporting consultations in 2010; you'll just be coding for the service with different E/M codes. Office/Outpatient: "Any physician who sees a patient in the [...]
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