What Does Cpt Code 99358 Mean

What Does Cpt Code 99358 Mean

99358 Prolonged evaluation and management service before and/or after direct patient care; first hour.

How do I bill CPT 99358?

The codes follow CPT time rules. The physician, NP, or PA must spend more than half of the required one hour to report the codes. So, for example, you would bill 99358 for visits of 30-74 minutes. But you would bill 99358 and +99359 for a visit of 75 minutes or more, with +99359 for each additional 30-minute increment.

How Much Does Medicare pay for 99358?

The CMS national payment rate for 99358 is $113.52 (the rate for 99359 is $54.78) with a Relative Value Unit (wRVU) of 2.10. This provides payment for the extensive medical management that occurs outside of the F2F visit.

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