Consultations codes and Medicare for 2010

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Per CMS:

"Effective January 1, 2010, Local Part B carriers and or A/B MACS will not recognize AMA CPT codes (ranges 99241-99245, and 99251-99255) for inpatient facility and office/outpatient settings where consultation codes were previously billed for services in various settings.

Physicians who bill a consultation after January 1, 2010, will have the claim returned with a message indicating that Medicare uses another code for the service. The physician must bill another code for the service and may not bill the patient for a non-covered service."

What codes are you now using for pre-transplant/eval physician consults?

Thanks,

Ruth

Ruth Wilhelm Financial Coordinator The Virginia Transplant Center Henrico Doctors' Hospital Richmond, VA phone fax Ruth.Wilhelm@... TFCA Treasurer