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 17, 2012 | CPT modifiers
CPT-4 Code 99357 To report prolonged inpatient E&M services, CPT-4 codes 99357 (each additional 30 minutes) must be billed in conjunction with code 99356. Billing Calculations CPT-4 codes 99356 and 99357 are subject to the least restrictive frequency limitation as...
by Medical Billing | Mar 14, 2012 | CPT modifiers
Changes in Prolonged Services Codes The Medicare Claims Processing Manual has been updated to address prolonged services codes in order to be consistent with changes/deletions in codes and changes in typical/average time units in the American Medical Association...
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