DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2020 Issue 1 (January)

Patient’s not trying to quit? Then you should pivot away from ‘smoking cessation’

Question: Our doctor saw a patient who complained about his tobacco use but did not clearly express — at least so far as the notes show — a desire to quit. Can we infer from his bringing the subject up that he was asking for cessation help and bill 99406 (Smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling visit; intermediate, greater than 3 minutes up to 10 minutes)?

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