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Originally Posted by Rainger99
It is true that the word long is not there. But 99215 does say 40-54 minutes while other codes are 15-29 minutes or 30-44 minutes or 45-59 minutes or 60-74 minutes. So there appears to be a time element involved.
https://www.ohfama.org/aws/OHFAMA/as...e/904100?ver=1 |
Only for visits that don’t lend themselves to the usual documentation is impractical. You spend 50 minutes with a psychiatrist, how would you feel if he tried to do a 12 point physical examination? That’s where the ALTERNATIVE time related billing is permitted.