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Coding => Coding => : trinitymedbill January 30, 2013, 04:51:15 PM

: Mental Health Phone Session
: trinitymedbill January 30, 2013, 04:51:15 PM
I bill for some mental health providers and they are wanting to do some phone sessions.  So far I have found out that one of our states' medicaid program (Bluecare/Tenncare) does not allow the codes 99441-99443.  Does anyone know if most insurance companies will or will not cover these codes?
: Re: Mental Health Phone Session
: rdmoore2003 January 31, 2013, 03:39:01 PM
I have never had an insurance to cover these codes when called to see if covered under the patients plan.
: Re: Mental Health Phone Session
: PMRNC February 01, 2013, 02:59:16 PM
SAME here, they won't pay, the ONLY time I have seen any carrier cover this was for a patient who has CFS and had an ongoing case management case setup with Cigna which included medical necessity for the phone consult.