Welter Healthcare Partners is excited to present our new Code Spotlight! Each month, Welter Healthcare Partners will spotlight a unique CPT or ICD-10 code to profile and discuss practice applications of the code, as well as pertinent guideline reminders. Today, we focus on two new codes, 99451 & 99452 related to inter-professional Telehealth consultations.nn99451 — Interprofessional telephone/Internet/electronic health record assessment and management service provided by a consultative physician, including a written report to the patient’s treating/requesting physician or other qualified health care professional, 5 minutes or more of medical consultative timenThe code covers assessment and management services via telephone, Internet, or electronic health record (EHR) and includes a written report to the requesting or referring provider. Report 5 minutes or more of medical consultative time by a consulting physician, typically a specialty physician who receives a written or verbal request from a physician or other qualified healthcare provider to offer an opinion on a case.nn99452 — Interprofessional telephone/Internet/electronic health record referral service(s) provided by a treating/requesting physician or other qualified health care professional, 30 minutes.nReport 30 minutes of time spent on interprofessional telephone, Internet, or electronic health record (EHR) referral services by a requesting or treating provider, that is, a physician or other qualified healthcare professional who is providing a consulting physician with background information regarding a patient’s condition.nnKeep in mind that in addition to these two new codes that codes 99446-99449 have also been revised. Reporting similar services with a verbal and written report, see 99446, Interprofessional telephone/Internet/electronic health record assessment and management service provided by a consultative physician, including a verbal and written report to the patient’s treating/requesting physician or other qualified healthcare professional; 5-10 minutes of medical consultative discussion and review and add-on codes +99447, +99448, and +99449 for additional time.nnClick the links below to learn moren
