Wiki Continous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)

[mcdream]

Hi all! When billing 95251- continuous glucose monitoring interpretation is it sufficient for the provider to make a notation in the A&P regarding the findings of the CGM data & the plan of care moving forward or is a separate signed & written report of the CGM interpretation required?
I appreciate your input!

 

[Jbeck@karuk.us]

You need the printed report from the sensor (usually scanned to your EHR) in order to report the 95250 (placement of sensor, download of at least 72 hours of data, and removal of sensor) for equipment owned by the office. 95251 is the interp & report of the downloaded data, which is usually part of a chartnote, at least in our office. If the pt owns the sensor, 95251 can be reported once a month, and it's a good idea to have the printed report on that in EHR as well. Hope this helps! I'd love to hear an expert's input on this - there are so many gray areas & unanswered questions!