Consultation Services CPT® Code range 99242- 99255
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Consultation Services 99242-99255 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.
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Hello Fellow Coders
I need some assistance with cross walking CPT codes. It was suggested that these codes below are ok to crosswalk one for one. However, I am not an expert in E&M coding. It was m... [ Read More ]
For the experienced billers, can you let me know what the difference in prices are for the new office consult codes 99241-99245 vs new office visit 99201-99205 along initial hospital care 99221-99223 ... [ Read More ]
[b]Consults[/b]
Karen, I hope the following helps.
You are right about the physician cannot treat the patient in any way, including medications. Otherwise, it is no longer a consult. However, they... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="PriyanthaG, post: 202991, member: 173172"]Hi All,
Can you please help me with pricing for following Consultation Codes;
99241-OFFICE CONSULTATION
99242-OFFICE CONSULTATION
99243-OFFICE CONSU... [ Read More ]
Hi All,
Can you please help me with pricing for following Consultation Codes;
99241-OFFICE CONSULTATION
99242-OFFICE CONSULTATION
99243-OFFICE CONSULTATION
99244-OFFICE CONSULTATION
99245-OFFICE CON... [ Read More ]
According to the 2011 CPT Codebook, the guidelines for Psychiatry state as follows….
>Consultation for psychiatric evaluation of a patient includes examination of a patient and exchange of informati... [ Read More ]
The following codes require ROS
99202/99242 ROS 1
99203/99243 ROS 2-9
99204/99244ROS 4+
99205/99245 ROS 4 +
99213 ROS 1
99214 ROS 2-9
99215 ROS 4+
For follow ups, If you are counting the history an... [ Read More ]
Here is the crosswalk posted by either Trailblazer or Noridian Medicare. I can't remember which website I was on when I found it.
OFFICE CONSULTATION CODES INPATIENT CONSULTATION CODES
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[b]Not such a bad thing.[/b]
[COLOR="Blue"]Yes, some specialty groups see this as a major issue. However, from a risk standpoint it is not a bad thing, especially for those practices that have a lar... [ Read More ]
[b]Combination of CPT and 95 or 97 guidelines[/b]
Actually it's a combination of CPT and the 1995 [B]or[/B] 1997 guidelines. (For the PFSH section there is no difference from 1995 to 1997.)
CPT tel... [ Read More ]