JeanArlauckas
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How does one bill for interpreter services if the time documented is greater than 15 minutes but less than 30? for example 18 minutes.
I see T1013 in my 2023 HCPCS book as "...per 15 minutes." I see your statement that at least 8 minutes of time must be supported to consider a unit. Is this as part of the first unit? The code does not read "up to 15 minutes," but instead "per 15 minutes," and therefore, like Kiley above, I am not counting anything below 15 minutes. Please help me to clarify. Thank you.T1013
Hello,
As per Gordon Hinckely thread, what he explained is correct. I just read in one of the bcbs site that it should be at least 8 min time in order to consider as 1 unit and if the total time is 18 min, so consider 1 unit for 15 min and for additional 3 min still it would be 0 unit, because inorder to consider 1 unit additional it should be minimum of 8 min (ex: 15+8=23 min=2 units). Hope this helps. Please see below link.
https://www.bluecrossmn.com/healthy...PublicContentServlet?contentId=P11GA_15515171
Thank you,