tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2009 Issue 6

Shape Time-Saving Counseling Forms Using Online Resources

Base your ED's templates on DAST, CAGE tests for alcohol/substance abuse. Use of cessation counseling codes 99406-99409 is rising and payers are starting to reimburse for them, experts say. Get on board with others reporting these codes to add between $11 and $32 for each encounter that meets the guidelines for tobacco or drug/alcohol abuse counseling.Use Template to Focus Exam Elements To report a behavior change intervention code, there must be a -face-to-face interaction by a physician or other qualified healthcare professional, and involve specific validated interventions,- explains Caral Edelberg, CPC, CCS-P, CHC, president of Medical Management...

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