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I_Kuzmin

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Am I able to code both of these for one visit without a modifier, or at all?!?
 
Its one or the other. A consult is when a doctor (normally a primary physician) refers the patient to a specialist. The specialist will examine the patient and is supposed to send a consult note back to the primary stating what his recomendations are. If the specialists starts any treatment on that patient then it is no longer a consult and then you would bill a new patient. You cant bill both.

Also alot of insurance companies are not accepting the consult codes anymore.
 
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