tci E/M Coding Alert - 2020 Issue Q3

Reader Questions: Visit This Code for Sunday After-Hours Telemedicine E/Ms

Question: We normally have office hours on a Sunday and bill 99051 for those services. We are now performing many of these services as telehealth. Should we continue to bill this way, or should we avoid this code and do it another way? Pennsylvania Subscriber Answer: CPT® code 99051 (Service(s) provided in the office during regularly scheduled evening, weekend, or holiday office hours, in addition to basic service) is normally used for office visits during hours your office has posted on evenings, weekends, and holidays (as the descriptor states). So, your use of the code for the hours you...

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