Part B Insider - 2021 Issue 1
Reader Questions: Take This Counsel, Know if You Can Bill for COVID Advice
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Article Overview
This reader Q&A discusses whether Medicare providers can be paid for counseling beneficiaries about COVID-19-related precautions and testing-time patient education. It summarizes CMS guidance on when counseling may occur, the settings where existing evaluation and management payment codes may be used, and why the information matters for practices handling COVID-era testing workflows. The article is useful for clinicians, billing staff, and coding professionals who need to understand the general scope of CMS payment guidance without relying on a premium article.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps practices understand whether counseling tied to COVID-19 testing may be billable under existing Medicare payment pathways and how CMS described the scope of that guidance.
What You Will Learn
- How CMS described counseling related to COVID-19 testing
- What general patient education topics were discussed
- Which care settings CMS said were included in the guidance
- How this guidance relates to Medicare billing workflows
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Practice administrators
- Clinicians
- Compliance staff
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