Hello!
I recently started working in a public health office. We are conducting an audit and I have been asked to confirm the following:
The new patient is a 21 year old female seen for a general adult exam and contraceptive management. Total face to face was 50 and >50 minutes was spent on counseling. This was originally coded as a 99385 but I am being asked if we can ALSO bill code 99402. My experience is more in surgical coding rather than E/M and could use some assistance. I see that code 99385 includes counseling, but does not specify a time limit, which is where my doubt/confusion comes in. Please help and thank you in advance!
I recently started working in a public health office. We are conducting an audit and I have been asked to confirm the following:
The new patient is a 21 year old female seen for a general adult exam and contraceptive management. Total face to face was 50 and >50 minutes was spent on counseling. This was originally coded as a 99385 but I am being asked if we can ALSO bill code 99402. My experience is more in surgical coding rather than E/M and could use some assistance. I see that code 99385 includes counseling, but does not specify a time limit, which is where my doubt/confusion comes in. Please help and thank you in advance!