HCPCS Code for Patient education, not otherwise classified, non-physician provider, individual, per session S9445
HCPCS code S9445 for Patient education, not otherwise classified, non-physician provider, individual, per session as maintained by CMS falls under Miscellaneous Supplies and Services .
Subscribe to Codify by AAPC and get the code details in a flash.
Subscribers see the ICD-10-CM codes a contractor allows and full LCD policy text on the same website.
Protect Part B Payments by complying with Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits. Subscribers see the full list of column 2 codes for the searched HCPCS code.
I recently began coding for our Public Health medical services. During/after an audiogram is done and no abnormalities found a 'patient education' session (individual) will happen. Our guidelines have... [ Read More ]
Hi,
Some of our practitioners (MD,CM,NP etc) are newly credentialed to provide lactation counseling. The codes we have been told to use are S9445 for individual sessions S9446 for group sessions. M... [ Read More ]
I can tell you Medicare won't pay for the service. You would need to check with the applicable carrier's policies to determine if pre-op teaching by a non-physician is covered. I believe you can chec... [ Read More ]
Can you bill E&M 99211 and S9445 on the same day when a patient came in for pre-op teaching? Nurse reviewed the surgical procedure, answered all patient's questions, provided paperwork to complete ch... [ Read More ]
Can you bill E&M 99211 and S9445 on the same day when a patient came in for a pre-op teaching by a nurse? (Nurse reviewed surgical procedure and answered all patient's questions, completed paperwork t... [ Read More ]
Carriers are quick to spot improper HCPCS code billing. Take your HCPCS Coding Compliance up a notch with related Medicare Transmittals and Manuals right at code level. Finding Medicare info can be hassle free. Time-saving HCPCS code lookup ties essential CMS documents to the HCPCS code. Add Codify's Coder Search Now!
The Medicare Advantage organization says they are being held to unreasonable standards. Health Net of California Inc. was recently called out by the Office of Inspector General OIG for failing to subm... [ Read More ]
Reduce the clutter on your home page with one click. Codify offers a lot of tools on its home page but you dont always want all of them expanded at once. There is a simple way to maximize the tools yo... [ Read More ]
Strategies for unlocking a dialogue with physicians. As auditors we bridge the gap between medical coding accuracy and financial stability in healthcare organizations. Its our role to knock on the doo... [ Read More ]
Encourage patients to take stock of their relationship with alcohol. From Dry January and Dry July to Sober September and Sober October the monthlong abstinence trend of shunning alcohol has gained gr... [ Read More ]
Meet a member who never stops learning and growing. Each month AAPC selects a member who demonstrates exemplary leadership qualities. This month weve chosen Jennifer Lavoie RN CPC. Lavoie has enjoyed ... [ Read More ]