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CPT® 1036F, Under Patient History

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 1036F as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Patient History.

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The provider screens a patient of 18 years of age or older for the use of tobacco. Use this code if the provider identifies the patient to be a nonuser of tobacco.

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MIPS and who to report this information
Thank you! That helps, but one more question about it... so say as an example, we are using "tabacco non user code 1036F" or "BMI is documented paramenters code G8417 - G8420" as measures we are rep... [ Read More ]
New 2017 Quality Measure Codes
I have about 5 codes that I am trying to help one of my physician offices figure out the allowable for. I went to Google to try and figure it out because CMS usually posts that information but I had ... [ Read More ]
Pqrs - non covered charge
I suggest going to the AMA website and pull the worksheets. Each year, the AMA usually publishes worksheets on nearly all measures to facilitate reporting the right codes. We are not reporting on this... [ Read More ]
Pqrs - non covered charge
Pretty strange. I don't think you need to report a code to get started unless you're reporting on a group measure, but don't quote me on that. We've only ever reported on individual measures. [I]#226... [ Read More ]
Pqrs - non covered charge
#226 for tobacco screening most is 1036f with office visits and #131 for pain assesment and follow up G8730 or G8731 usually again with office visit to medicare. I didnt have a problem last year submi... [ Read More ]
CPT 1036F, any correct modifiers?
[b]1036F-Current Tobacco non-user[/b] CPT page 536 Maybe a Modifier 8P This modifier is intended to be used as "reporting modifier" to allow the reporing of circumstances when an action described in... [ Read More ]
CPT 1036F, any correct modifiers?
I do billing for an Internal Medicine practice and our doctors always code 1036F-Current Tobacco non-user and when I submit claims electronically thru DSG, those codes always kicks the claims out aski... [ Read More ]
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