JenBrz
Contributor
Trying to figure out 99211. Here’s an example:
Patient comes to office with blood glucose logs. Their appt is scheduled with Nursing staff and a nurse reviews patient glucose logs and sees their numbers are too high. Nurse documents “as per Dr. X patient to increase insulin”. Nurse then signs off.
Is this still a 99211?
It seems like MDM was done due to the change in treatment plan, so wouldn’t this qualify as a 99212?
Doc DID NOT sign off on encounter but it says “as per Dr. X” is that acceptable for either 99211 or 99212?
Next, patient has appt with Nurse to review logs but cannot come to office and visit is conducted over the phone. Same as above, “as per Dr. X patient increase insulin”. Is a phone visit 99441 billable here? Doc does not sign encounter; only Nurse
Can someone please help with this? I am probably over thinking this whole thing but I cannot get an answer from anyone.
If you have an answer please explain
Patient comes to office with blood glucose logs. Their appt is scheduled with Nursing staff and a nurse reviews patient glucose logs and sees their numbers are too high. Nurse documents “as per Dr. X patient to increase insulin”. Nurse then signs off.
Is this still a 99211?
It seems like MDM was done due to the change in treatment plan, so wouldn’t this qualify as a 99212?
Doc DID NOT sign off on encounter but it says “as per Dr. X” is that acceptable for either 99211 or 99212?
Next, patient has appt with Nurse to review logs but cannot come to office and visit is conducted over the phone. Same as above, “as per Dr. X patient increase insulin”. Is a phone visit 99441 billable here? Doc does not sign encounter; only Nurse
Can someone please help with this? I am probably over thinking this whole thing but I cannot get an answer from anyone.
If you have an answer please explain