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99201-99215

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    Wiki 90971/90972 vs 9920x

    I am new to behavioral health, and I want to know when the appropriate times are to use these codes. I work on a college campus, so our providers are sometimes the first psychologists and psychiatrists to treat a client (and do the diagnosing). In that instance, the providers (psychiatrists) are...
    • erbrinkmann
    • Thread
    • 90971 90972 99201-99215 behavioral health mental health psychiatric coding psychology
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: E/M
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    Wiki Secondary Office visit Billed with Annual Physical

    I have a Physician who regularly bills an Annual Physical (99395-99397) with an Office visit E/M(99212-99215). I have tried telling him the differences as to when and how this should be done and for the most part, he has cut down on billing an office visit(99212-99215) with an Annual...
    • jbreslin87
    • Thread
    • 99201-99215 99395-99397 annual physical e/m vitamin d
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: E/M
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    Wiki Sports physicals

    Is it common practice to bill sports physicals with em codes (99201-99215)?
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    Wiki Observation Status

    When a specialist is called in to Consult for a hospital patient kept in Observation status, should I code for OV (99201-99215)? I was denied payment by Novitas (Medicare) for 99220 stating they only pay this code for the admitting doctor and any other physician should code office...
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