I have a nurse practitioner who will write on a progress note 20 minutes - 99336 or 10 minutes - 99335, you get the picture. This seems wrong to me but the nurse practitioner says that the number of minutes do not apply to nursing home and assisted living communities and she can just write down a number of minutes and it does not need to be exact. This goes against what have been taught so I am little apprehensive about entering these claims. I was also thinking if we were audited this could cause some trouble. If someone could help me with this I would appreciate.
Dalton, CPC, CPC-P
Dalton, CPC, CPC-P