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CMS Proposes Jan. 1 Elimination of Consultation Coding
Published on Sun Sep 20, 2009
The goal: Eliminate confusion over transfers of care. If you cringe every time you see the word "consultation" in your podiatrist's documentation, CMS may have just the news you've been hoping for. Find out what the proposal would mean for your coding and for your practice's reimbursement. Dig In to the Details of the Proposal In the July 13 Federal Register CMS announced a proposal to eliminate consultation codes starting on Jan. 1, 2010. The plan includes the elimination of all inpatient (99251-99255, Inpatient consultation for a new or established patient ...) and outpatient (99241-99245, Office consultation for a new or established patient ...) consultation codes. This change would "result in a net decrease in allowed charges of approximately $1 billion, which we are proposing to bundle back into the initial hospital care visits and initial nursing facility care visits," stated CMS's Whitney May during a July 9 CMS Open [...]
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