Telephone codes 99441–99443 were deleted from the 2025 CPT book. This post discusses Medicare changes at the START of the PHE.  It is for HISTORICAL REFERENCE ONLY. Some codes in this post have since been deleted. This note added 2/17/2025 CMS rules for phone calls has changed during the course of the pandemic. Prior to the […]
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Telemedicine | Webinar
Recorded July 15th, 2020
The coding and reimbursement rules for telehealth changed fast in March. Congress passed a law relaxing certain telemedicine restrictions during the period of a government state of emergency. This webinar will describe the new telehealth Medicare rules. Join us to learn about CPT coding for telehealth, diagnosis coding, and the type of communication that can be used for telehealth services.
APRN and PA Students and Medical Record Documentation
Question We have students from a nurse practitioner program rotate through our practice. Can we use their notes the same way as medical student notes? Answer As of January 1, 2020, yes. The quotes below are excerpts from the 2020 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. Here’s the cliff notes: A physician, APRN or PA can […]