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Use This Quick Go-To Guide for Coding and Billing Camp and Sport Exams

Published on Fri May 06, 2011

From ICD-9 coding to your forms policy, we've got you covered.Summer camp season is right around the corner, and you know what that means: Parents will need camp forms completed, and your practice will have to decide how to code these services. Use this quick and simple clip-and-save form to clue you in on how to collect for these services.1. Know Your CPT® Code OptionsCPT® does not include a specific code for completing camp or sports forms. You have a few options when considering how to code this service.If you fill out a camp or sports form at the time of an E/M service such as a preventive medicine service, the form's completion is typically considered included in the E/M service (for instance, 99394, Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation and management of an individual ... adolescent [age 12 through 17 years]).If you've already given the prospective camper her preventive medicine [...]
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