tci Part B Insider - 2006 Issue 2

Part B Coding Coach: Say Hello to Higher Consultation Payments in 2006 With 6 Easy Steps

Now you can only report 1 initial consult code per admissionAttention coders: You will collect more for some consultation services this year if you know what codes to use.The 2006 deletion of two consultation code subsections--follow-up inpatient consultations and confirmatory consultations--means you need to use other E/M codes, such as subsequent hospital care and new or established patient visits, to report these services. Be sure to recoup every dollar you deserve by taking these six steps: 1. Report subsequent care codes instead of follow-up consults. CPT 2006 deletes follow-up inpatient consultation codes 99261-99263 and directs you instead to...

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