daniel.maher
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Hello,
My practice does a lot of phone/ email encounters that usually don't get reimbursed. I think BCBS is the only provider who has paid us for the 99444 code. We spend so much time coordinating care without actually seeing patients for free because of this.
That said, is time based coding without direct face to face contact (99358, 99359) a valid workaround? These codes are in our contracted fee schedules.
Let's say a patient calls or emails, and a doctor diagnoses the patient with a throat infection and prescribes a z-pack. Or a patient calls or emails with severe hand pain and we refer them to a rehab specialist.
As long as the time is documented, can we bill this?
Thanks,
Daniel
My practice does a lot of phone/ email encounters that usually don't get reimbursed. I think BCBS is the only provider who has paid us for the 99444 code. We spend so much time coordinating care without actually seeing patients for free because of this.
That said, is time based coding without direct face to face contact (99358, 99359) a valid workaround? These codes are in our contracted fee schedules.
Let's say a patient calls or emails, and a doctor diagnoses the patient with a throat infection and prescribes a z-pack. Or a patient calls or emails with severe hand pain and we refer them to a rehab specialist.
As long as the time is documented, can we bill this?
Thanks,
Daniel