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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2008 Issue 3
Watch for 5 More E/M Changes
Of the five remaining new E/M codes in CPT 2008, two (99406 and 99407) will deal with counseling patients on how to quit smoking, and two others (99408 and 99409) will describe alcohol and/or substance (other than tobacco) abuse structured screenings and interventions. General surgery practices likely won't find much use for these codes. The final new E/M code in CPT 2008, 99477 (Initial hospital care, per day, for the evaluation and management of the neonate, 28 days of age or less, who requires intensive observation, frequent interventions, and other intensive care services), describes services less intensive than those...
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