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Know the Rules for Smoking Cessation Counseling

Published on Mon May 07, 2018

Question: We reported 99407 with 99213 and the claim was denied, even though we used modifier 25 with 99213. We noticed that there are no Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits barring us from billing these together, so we can't figure out what the problem is. Can you advise? Codify Subscriber Answer: The code 99407 describes "Smoking and tobacco use cessation [...]
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