Wiki Psychiatrist under 10 minute phone call

[laurafw02]

Hello everyone,

The psychiatrist I work for spoke with patient on phone for 6 minutes.
How should I code this?

Thank you in advance!

Kind regards,
Laura

 

[RaeToll]

Hello everyone,

The psychiatrist I work for spoke with patient on phone for 6 minutes.
How should I code this?

Thank you in advance!

Kind regards,
Laura

Not sure which codes you typically bill within your practice. I did manage to locate the following information:

https://journal.ahima.org/page/telehealth-coding-and-billing-compliance
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-General-Information/Telehealth/Criteria

Telemedicine Phone Calls

99441	Telephone evaluation and management services by a physician or other qualified health care professional (nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) who may report evaluation and management services provided to an established patient, parent, or guardian not originating from a related E/M service provided within the previous 7 days not leading to an E/M service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment: 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
99442	11-20 minutes of medical discussion
99443	21-30 minutes of medical discussion

 

[jkyles]

I agree that telephone codes would be appropriate, so long as the patient initiated the call, the visit met the other guidelines detailed in the CPT manual and of course - the payer covers it.