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Dec 5th, 2013 - rich12345
prolonged care
If I see a pt and it is 99213 type visit and that evening I read up on the pts condition does that change the 99213 to a 99215 or allow for adding 99358?
Dec 5th, 2013 - nmaguire 2,606
re: prolonged care
No, no additional bump up to code 99215 (E/M codes are face-face with physician). Prolonged service is an add-on code and Medicare and many other payers will not pay 99358 or 99359