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HCPCS Code for Genetic counseling, under physician supervision, each 15 minutes S0265

HCPCS code S0265 for Genetic counseling, under physician supervision, each 15 minutes as maintained by CMS falls under Miscellaneous Provider Services .

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Genetic Counseling
Hi, I am looking at how to charge for Genetic counseling. I know the code 96040/S0265 they are pretty straight forward. But in Iowa genetic counselors are not recognized to bill independently so ... [ Read More ]
Genetic Counseling - Help!!!
Our facility is going to start having our Nurse Practitioners do Genetic Counseling. I need help on how to code and bill for this service. I know there are 2 time based codes to use: 96040 S0265 I am... [ Read More ]
Genetic Counseling - Help!!!
Our facility is going to start having our Nurse Practitioners do Genetic Counseling. I need help on how to code and bill for this service. I know there are 2 time based codes to use: 96040 S0265 I am... [ Read More ]
Genetic Counseling - Help!!
Our facility is going to start having our Nurse Practitioners do Genetic Counseling. I need help on how to code and bill for this service. I know there are 2 time based codes to use: 96040 S0265 I am... [ Read More ]
Genetic counseling - Our facility is going to start
[b]Help!!![/b] Well then my question is can we bill genetic counseling as a time based office visit 99211-99215) across the board? And just use the symptoms or established disease as the dx and make... [ Read More ]
Genetic counseling - Our facility is going to start
[b]Use of CPT code 96040[/b] Use the 96040 CPT code. S0265 code was before the 96040 CPT code in HCPCS. It is out of date. 96040 is in 30 minute increments or units of time. There are no RVU's for... [ Read More ]
Genetic counseling - Our facility is going to start
Our facility is going to start having our Nurse Practitioners do Genetic Counseling. I need help on how to code and bill for this service. I know there are 2 time based codes to use: 96040 S0265 I a... [ Read More ]
Genetic Counseling - billing an E/M
[b]Genetic Counseling Incident To[/b] Does anyone know if we can bill for the Genetic Counselor under the supervising physician, incident to, using CPT 96040 or S0265? We cannot credential our GC an... [ Read More ]
Genetic counseling - I am billing for an MD
[b]genetic counseling[/b] There is a genetic counseling HCPCS code. S0265 for genetic counseling under physician supervision each 15 minutes. Now as to whether insurance will pay for it is another qu... [ Read More ]
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