hsmith67
Guru
So we have a debate if we can/can't bill a 99211 for the visit when a patient comes in to get their home sleep study equipment. The nurse note:
All instructions clearly communicated and demonstrated to patient for home sleep study using the ARES.
Placing the ARES on after thoroughly washing and drying your forehead. Remove the plastic covers from the electrodes and the forehead sensor. Hold the cannula tips (2 prong extending from the clear plastic tubing) against the bottom of the ARES with your thumb and slide over your head.
Center the ARES over your nose and slightly above your eyebrows. Remove any hair from under sensors and electrodes make complete contact with your skin. Place the cannula tips inside your nostrils. Grasp the cannula with your hand and pull it away from the back of your head until it feels snug. Using your other hand, grab the slip tube and pull towards the back of your head until the tube rest snugly above the plastic portion of the strap. The cannula tips should be snug inside your nostrils. When properly tightened, the cannula cannot be pulled away from your nose.
In the morning: when you wake up, remove the ARES by gently peeling the back sensor away from your forehead prior to completely removing the ARES from your head. Failure to do so may damage the sensor connector. If the green light in front of the ARES is illuminated, switch the ARES off. If the light is no longer illuminated, the ARES has stopped recording. This is normal, and you do not need to turn the ARES off.
Return the ARES in plastic bag by 10 am the following morning to avoid late fee. Please let office know of any concerns.
Technical support: call 1-8xx-xxx-xxxx
Patient reported understanding proper instructions and educational book supplied with ARES for reference.
So, is this documentation sufficient for a 99211 and can bill the 95806 also or does the 95806 include the above and can't bill for 99211 separately?
Thanks,
Hunter Smith, CPC
All instructions clearly communicated and demonstrated to patient for home sleep study using the ARES.
Placing the ARES on after thoroughly washing and drying your forehead. Remove the plastic covers from the electrodes and the forehead sensor. Hold the cannula tips (2 prong extending from the clear plastic tubing) against the bottom of the ARES with your thumb and slide over your head.
Center the ARES over your nose and slightly above your eyebrows. Remove any hair from under sensors and electrodes make complete contact with your skin. Place the cannula tips inside your nostrils. Grasp the cannula with your hand and pull it away from the back of your head until it feels snug. Using your other hand, grab the slip tube and pull towards the back of your head until the tube rest snugly above the plastic portion of the strap. The cannula tips should be snug inside your nostrils. When properly tightened, the cannula cannot be pulled away from your nose.
In the morning: when you wake up, remove the ARES by gently peeling the back sensor away from your forehead prior to completely removing the ARES from your head. Failure to do so may damage the sensor connector. If the green light in front of the ARES is illuminated, switch the ARES off. If the light is no longer illuminated, the ARES has stopped recording. This is normal, and you do not need to turn the ARES off.
Return the ARES in plastic bag by 10 am the following morning to avoid late fee. Please let office know of any concerns.
Technical support: call 1-8xx-xxx-xxxx
Patient reported understanding proper instructions and educational book supplied with ARES for reference.
So, is this documentation sufficient for a 99211 and can bill the 95806 also or does the 95806 include the above and can't bill for 99211 separately?
Thanks,
Hunter Smith, CPC