tci E/M Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 9

Reader Question: Count Your Way to 99441-99443 Success

Question:  A patient leaves a message seven days after the previous related E/M visit and wants phone care. Because the caller left the message on the office machine on a Sunday, we did not get the message until day eight. Can we bill for that phone call? Also, can I use a phone care code for a call that a physician makes to the emergency department (ED)? Supercoder.com Subscriber Answer: In scenario one, you can report the phone call eight days after the related E/M service with the phone care codes (99441-99443, Telephone evaluation and management service...

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