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    Wiki Office visit + preventative counseling for MEDICARE patient

    Hello, I do medical billing for a "weight management" doctor (AKA a primary care physician whose niche is providing weight loss medicines and counseling). As some of you may know, Medicare does not accept the typical weight prevention counseling codes other commercial carriers accept...
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    Wiki Weight management billing

    I do billing for a provider who considers himself a weight management specialist. His primary method is a combination of medication and weight management counseling. He also acts as a PCP for his regular patients, but his main priority is weight management. When we bill insurance, we typically...
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    Wiki BMI diagnosis help

    Hi Everyone! Our office sees patients for preventative weight loss and nutritional counseling. We have diagnosis codes for BMIs of 25 and up since anything over 25 is considered overweight or obese. We don't have a way to bill for patients with a BMI under 25 since it is considered a normal...
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    Wiki 99401-99404 Medicaid

    Our Doctors and Nurse Practitioners have begun to see patients for weight loss. The dx is usually Morbid Obesity, and they list a diet and exercise plan in the medicine section of the progress note. ( They tend to forget to mark the education sections for this) I am wondering what E/M to use...
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    Wiki Bariatric surgery - lap band deflation

    Is there a CPT for this or would this be included in the office/clinic visit? AP standard band deflated Numbing spray used Port cleaned with alcohol Huber needle used to access port 7 ml of saline removed from band
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