Medical Billing Forum
Coding => Coding => : rh March 09, 2010, 12:59:41 PM
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Any advice? I am a M.D. who is starting a program for obesity and weight management. It includes regular office visits. Nursing visits for BP and weight checks as well as some injections (B12). It also included 2 times monthly nutrition counseling by a educator (not a nurse). I will also be communicating with the patient by phone and computer.
Any advice on how I can bill for some of these services to recoupe some costs for the patients. My current plan was to bill the E/M codes for my M.D. services, code for the Nurse visits. I didn't know if there was any way to bill for the educators monthly time or the phone time.
Thanks in advance
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There are codes for phone consultations but I don't think any insurance carriers ever cover them. There are also codes for nutritional education 97802-97804. You need to check the laws for your state to determine what credentials the person must have and the guidelines for billing. The E&M codes for the MD & nurse visits will be fine.
Good luck
Michele