Kristen Bensel
Networker
With the directive that any patient, new or established, coming into the clinic to be swabbed for COVID19 should be billed with a 99211 when the test is done in clinic, how does that affect the coding/billing of any subsequent visit in the clinic.
Is the patient considered established now or is it still appropriate to consider them a new patient when having their first actual visit with a provider.
Is the patient considered established now or is it still appropriate to consider them a new patient when having their first actual visit with a provider.