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CPT® 97804, Under Medical Nutrition Therapy Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 97804 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Medical Nutrition Therapy Procedures.

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The provider uses specific diet therapy to treat medical conditions and related symptoms by interacting with a group of two or more patients. This code represents each 30 minutes of the visit with the group of two or more patients.

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dietitian billing: Hi i need help with some dietitian billing. any experts? what are the proper cpt codes for billing a dietitian visit?
[QUOTE="AmandaBriggs, post: 513826, member: 190498"] So your dietitian would bill under the supervising provider who is present in the office when she is seeing patients. I would still recommend the ... [ Read More ]
dietitian billing: Hi i need help with some dietitian billing. any experts? what are the proper cpt codes for billing a dietitian visit?
Thanks Amanda. The dietitian is under the process of getting her credentials and is billing under the main doctor in the practice. The main doc is not a registered dietitian. I am not sure if the main... [ Read More ]
dietitian billing: Hi i need help with some dietitian billing. any experts? what are the proper cpt codes for billing a dietitian visit?
So your dietitian would bill under the supervising provider who is present in the office when she is seeing patients. I would still recommend the 97802-97804 codes. Some insurance carrier may accept... [ Read More ]
dietitian billing: Hi i need help with some dietitian billing. any experts? what are the proper cpt codes for billing a dietitian visit?
can the dieteian use code 97804 ? but i dont see more than 2 patients consulted at same time. ... [ Read More ]
dietitian billing: Hi i need help with some dietitian billing. any experts? what are the proper cpt codes for billing a dietitian visit?
Dietitians are not a recognized provider type that can bill the 99211-99205 series of codes. Providing E/M services are not in the scope of practice for a dietitian. Those codes are reserved for phy... [ Read More ]
Super obesity
Hi Solocoder I just wanted to add that if use dx E66.01 Morbid Obesity or any obesity codes please add the dx Z68 block per the BMI % on the record for this patient. The ICD10 manual states these 2 co... [ Read More ]
Registered Dietitian Billable Unit
The Medicare MUE's are a good resource for this information and most commercial payers seem to use them, in my experience. Medicare shows 8 units per day for 97802 & 97803, 6 units per day for 97804.... [ Read More ]
Registered Dietitian Billable Unit
Hi, I have experience billing for registered dietitian. The billable units depends completely on patients eligibility. If a patient has unlimited visit limits or visits based on the medical necessity,... [ Read More ]
Registered Dietitian Billable Unit
Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has any experience billing for a Registered Dietitian and how many units per day are payable for 97802, 97803 and 97804? I tried to find medical policies on BCBSM, Unit... [ Read More ]
Nutritional counseling 97802 and 97803
I have a similar question as above. Per CPT assistant([URL]https://www.encoderpro.com/epro/amaContentModuleListHandler.do?_sectionId=489088&_a=view&_k=7040*0[/URL]) , and all other google researches- ... [ Read More ]
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