DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2016 Issue 4 (April)

Let the situation dictate your advance care planning diagnosis codes

Question: Our billers were wondering if you can lend some insight on the new advance care planning codes, specifically in a situation where a patient is still relatively young — say, 65 years old — is being seen for an annual comprehensive examination and has no major risk factors at the time. The doctor wants to start the discussion regarding their advance care directive. Do you know of a diagnosis code that exists that would cover this CPT code?

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