Below is a list summarizing the CPT codes for nursing facility discharge services. CPT Code 99315 CPT 99315 describes a nursing facility discharge management service that requires 30 minutes or less on the encounter date. CPT Code 99316 CPT 99316 describes nursing facility discharge management with more than 30 minutes on the encounter date.
Below is a list summarizing the CPT codes for new or established patient comprehensive nursing facility assessments. CPT Code 99304 CPT 99304 describes initial nursing facility care, per day, for the evaluation and management of a patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and straightforward or low level of medical decision making, with…
CPT code 99309 describes a medical service called “subsequent nursing facility care,” which involves evaluating and managing a patient in a nursing home setting, with a minimum time requirement of 30 minutes or a moderate level of medical decision-making. What Is CPT Code 99309? CPT 99309 describes a medical service called “subsequent nursing facility care,”…
If the three key components are met, the 99306 CPT code may be used for initial care for submitted nursing facility patients. 1. What Is CPT Code 99306? CPT 99306 can be used for patients receiving initial nursing facility care. However, this code can only be billed if the three key components (as defined by…
