tci E/M Coding Alert - 2019 Issue Q4

Specialty Spotlight: Answer These 3 Questions, Quit Smoking Cessation Coding Errors for Good

Add these Medicare guidelines to your claims understanding. No matter if their patients want to quit smoking because they are experiencing health issues or not, pulmonologists are always willing to help them give up the habit. Like the act of quitting itself, however, coding this important preventive medicine service isn’t easy. But the answers to these three frequently asked questions will restore your smoking cessation counseling coding to good health. Take Note of Time for 99406 Question: Your nurse practitioner (NP) performs smoking cessation counseling with a patient who is not yet showing signs of COPD or emphysema...

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