CPT® Code 99402 - Preventive Medicine, Individual Counseling - Codify by AAPC (2024)

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[QUOTE="AmandaBriggs, post: 513826, member: 190498"]So your dietitian would bill under the supervising provider who is present in the office when she is seeing patients. I would still recommend the ...[ Read More ]

does the main doc (under whom the dietitian bills) has to be present with the dietitian in the room while she performs her visits? in that case would a 99212 or 99202 series be valid to bill? if he ...[ Read More ]

So your dietitian would bill under the supervising provider who is present in the office when she is seeing patients. I would still recommend the 97802-97804 codes. Some insurance carrier may accept...[ Read More ]

Hi Dravekar :) Amanda is right your diet gurus cannot bill CPT 99202-99215 unless a clinician such as MD DO NP or PA. Dieticians not allowed to use those codes. CPT 99402, 97802 can be used and 98960...[ Read More ]

dietitian billing: Hi i need help with some dietitian billing. any experts? what are the proper cpt codes for billing a dietitian visit?dietitian is in process of getting credentials and is billing ...[ Read More ]

I agree that the midpoint applies and 99402 could be reported in your case. I have a 2021 CPT Professional Manual and "TIME" guidelines including "mid-point" are explained under the "Introduction" sec...[ Read More ]

I do billing for an internal medicine physician who specializes in weight management.Most of his visits are coded as 99214 or 99215 + 99401 or 99402. We do not have a lot of Molina patients, but of ...[ Read More ]

For 99402, Optum360 Encoder Pro.comProfessinal says,' Face-to-face services for new and established patients based on 15- to 60-minute time increments; Report 99401 for encounters lasting 15 minutes; ...[ Read More ]

I was looking for some guidance on the midpoint for 99402- code reads approx. 30 mins. We spent 20 minutes with a patient so would this qualify for the billing of 99402 since we crossed the midpoint o...[ Read More ]

Billing 99213 or 99214 for our provider who is seeing patient for a problem focused visit as well as 99402 for our dietitian who is seeing patient the same day for nutritional counseling.Receiving de...[ Read More ]

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