tci E/M Coding Alert - 2015 Issue 3

Reader Question: Make Use of Specific Codes for Home Visits

Question: We have a patient who had been in the neonatal intensive care unit since birth and was recently discharged at 15 months of age. The patient’s primary care physician, who saw the patient while she was in the hospital, is going to go to the patient’s home to do the follow-up visits in order to limit the exposure of the patient. How will I code for these visits? Alabama Subscriber Answer: You will use the appropriate code from the 99347-99350 (Home visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, …) range for all...

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