Make sure practitioners get credit for requesting a virtual consult

Why This Topic Matters

Practices that routinely coordinate complex patient care need to know when referral-related work may be reported separately so practitioner effort is recognized accurately and billing is handled consistently.

Article Sections

1. Question

   A family practice group describes time spent coordinating with specialists for complex patients and asks whether credit is available when the request is made on a different day than the office visit.

2. Answer

   The article discusses the general reporting approach for interprofessional referral services and notes timing considerations, frequency limitations, and the interaction with office visit reporting.

3. Prolonged service codes allowed

   This section addresses broader prolonged service reporting concepts that may apply when the time involved extends beyond a typical evaluation and management service.