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APA Urges Fix for Problem Arising From Elimination of a CPT Code

APA has joined with the American Telemedicine Association in asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a temporary accommodation to address problems created by the elimination of CPT code 90862. That code covered pharmacologic management by psychiatrists conducting telehealth rounds for hospitals that do not have a psychiatrist on staff. Under new rules that went effect at the beginning of the year, psychiatrists will have to use an evaluation and management (E/M) code to bill for this function. However, E/M codes can only be used once every...

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Published By: Psychiatric News - Yesterday