Coding Q & A

Q. The coding staff has relayed to me that we can now bill for times when my clinical staff must spend extra time with a patient. Is this true? What are the requirements for documentation? A. Yes, two new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes added in 2016 by the American Medical Association allow you to bill for clinical staff members’ time spent with a patient above and beyond what is considered to be the usual amount of time. …

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