kcorral0829@aol.com
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What are the requirements for billing a 'nurse visit' 99211 when an MA is actually performing the service? Does the documentation have to include Vitals? Are the credentials for the MA required?
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Wiki 99211 billing for MA credentialed staff
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mitchellde
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A 99211 is not a nurse visit. It is a provider encounter level that the provider is allowed to charge when qualified ancillary personnel are following written orders from a previous encounter while the provider is onsite. Therefore if the MA is employed by the practice and the MA is following a documented plan of care from a previous encounter and there are no changes, and the provider is in the office while the patient is there, then yes you may use the 99211 if that is appropriate for the encounter.
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Thank you! Are specific requirements for 99211 documentation (like vitals) needed for this encounter? I know the 'incident to' rules, but the documentation is a bit ambiguous.