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Coding => Coding => : midwifebiller January 07, 2010, 11:46:27 AM

: Health Intervention codes
: midwifebiller January 07, 2010, 11:46:27 AM

Can we bill 96150 (Initial health and behavior assessment) and 96152 (Health and behavior intervention) on the same date of service?  This is for lactation consulting.

~Kelli

: Re: Health Intervention codes
: Steve Verno CMBS, CEMCS January 07, 2010, 05:09:42 PM

You can bill anything, but will you get paid if you do???  Probably not.  They are mutually exclusive.

: Re: Health Intervention codes
: Michele January 07, 2010, 10:42:16 PM

Ditto

: Re: Health Intervention codes
: midwifebiller January 08, 2010, 01:58:17 AM

That's what I assumed, but I could not find anything in writing.  May I know where you got your information?

Thank you!
~Kelli

: Re: Health Intervention codes
: Michele January 08, 2010, 09:58:42 AM

I don't have a reference, just the knowledge I've acquired from experience.  But usually (for any specialty) assessment and treatment are not allowed in the same session.

Michele

: Re: Health Intervention codes
: Steve Verno CMBS, CEMCS January 08, 2010, 02:23:35 PM

CMS NCCI edits

: Re: Health Intervention codes
: midwifebiller January 08, 2010, 10:14:57 PM

Thank you!

~Kelli