by Medical Billing | Apr 9, 2012 | CPT modifiers
Prolonged Physician Service with Direct (Face-to-Face) Patient Contact (99354-99357) Codes 99354-99357 are used when a physician provides prolonged service involving direct (face-to-face) patient contact that is beyond the usual service in either the inpatient or...
by Medical Billing | Apr 4, 2012 | CPT modifiers
Prolonged services codes can be billed only if the total duration of all physician or qualified NPP direct face-to-face service (including the visit) equals or exceeds the threshold time for the evaluation and management service the physician or qualified NPP provided...
by Medical Billing | Mar 30, 2012 | CPT modifiers
CPT-4 Code 99355 To report additional prolonged outpatient E&M services, CPT-4 code 99355 (each additional 30 minutes) must be billed in conjunction with code 99354. Billing Calculations CPT-4 codes 99354 and 99355 are subject to the least restrictive frequency...
by Medical Billing | Mar 27, 2012 | CPT modifiers
1. ACCELERATE YOUR NON FACE-TO-FACE PROLONGED SERVICES Prolonged service without direct patient Contact Prior to 2017, prolonged service without patient contact CPT codes 99358 & 99359 were not separately payable, and were included for payment under the related...
by Medical Billing | Mar 23, 2012 | CPT modifiers
Proposed meaningful use timeline changes encourage adoption of EHRs In response to significant input from multiple stakeholders, expert testimony, and countless hours of review, analysis and deliberation, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced...
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