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You Can Report for Counseling with Vaccination on Same Day

Published on Fri Nov 06, 2015

Question: Our physician administered the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and did counseling for an established patient. The counseling and vaccine administration were done in the same encounter. The clinical records indicate that our physician spent 25 minutes discussing risks, benefits, and potential side effects of the vaccine. How can we code for the counseling and vaccine administration? Can we separately report [...]
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