Consult Codes, Injection Codes, and Coding for Diabetes Education and In-House Dispensing

Q. My codes for consults seem to suddenly be getting denied as invalid. I checked my CPT book, and the codes are still listed as valid. What’s going on? Question submitted by multiple urgent care billers A. Yes, you are right that the consultation codes (99241-99245, 99251-99255) are still valid per CPT, as published by the AMA. CMS, however, has decided to no longer reimburse for those codes and has now changed the status indicator …

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