arua
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Is there a CPT code for interpreter services that I can bill with office visit? Interpreter vistit costs more than we get reimbursed for the office vist
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CodingKing
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Some Medicaid plans may cover it. Code is T1013.
You may want to see this older thread.
https://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/43371-cpt-code-interpreter.html
You may want to see this older thread.
https://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/43371-cpt-code-interpreter.html
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JeanArlauckas
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T1013 Interpreter services per 15 minutes
How does one bill for interpreter services if the time documented is greater than 15 minutes but less than 30? for example 18 minutes.
How does one bill for interpreter services if the time documented is greater than 15 minutes but less than 30? for example 18 minutes.
Pathos
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The way any time-based code is counted in terms of units per the CPT book, is the amount of time has to be greater than the midpoint. So for example, for one unit of T1013 (15 minutes), documentation has to support at least 8 minutes of translation services. For two units, documentation has to support at least 23 minutes (15+8 minutes). If documentation supported 18 minutes, you should only bill for one unit. The CPT book also explains that this range is considered the average time spent on the service, hence the slight leeway in either direction.
Look it up in any of the newer CPT books under Time in the Introduction section.
Hope that helps!