Our facility is piloting a program where a certain group of individuals is offered a battery of tests to assess their health stauts (EKG, labs, etc.) and then recieve counseling on the test results.
The plan is for a Nurse Practitioner to initially see the patient, provide them with a comprehensive health history questionaire and write scripts for various tests. Weeks later, the patients will see a physician who will review the history form with the patient, review the test results, perform an examination and counsel them on risk factors.
My question is - would these be coded using the Preventative Medicine codes or New patient office visit codes?
Thanks for your help!
The plan is for a Nurse Practitioner to initially see the patient, provide them with a comprehensive health history questionaire and write scripts for various tests. Weeks later, the patients will see a physician who will review the history form with the patient, review the test results, perform an examination and counsel them on risk factors.
My question is - would these be coded using the Preventative Medicine codes or New patient office visit codes?
Thanks for your help!