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Can’t I Bill TCM for all Discharged Patients? Rules and Comments

An Overview of Transitional Care Management for Discharge “I can bill all discharges with Transitional Care Management codes. They’re all moderate complexity” Recently, a client wrote to me about a physician who wants to use the Transitional Care Management (TCM) codes for all discharges. The physician stated that all patients who were discharged from the […]

Non-Face-to-Face Prolonged Service – 99358

This article covers: CPT® Rules for Prolonged Care Non-Face-to-Face Using 99358 for Phone Calls There are two time-based CPT® codes for non-face-to-face prolonged care services. These codes may not be used on the day of an Evaluation and Management (E/M) service, such as an office visit or hospital service. Physicians and other qualified health care […]

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