Our practice was coding 99090 for reading a smart card. That code has been deleted. We are trying to figure out a good replacement, if there is one. Code 99457 is being considered, but the card is not read remotely. It’s read in the office. Also, there’s a note that says to not count any time on a day when a physician is reporting an E/M code, but we are seeing the patient and will be reporting an E/M code. So, I guess my question is do we consider this as a replacement code or can we not do that since we are reporting an E/M code?

Has anyone else ran into this issue?

Thanks!