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Nov 7th, 2010 - mique 4 

Prolonged Service without face to face patient contact

Are 99358 and 99359 coded in addition to E/M services?

Nov 7th, 2010 - nmaguire   2,606 

non-face to face

Read the note before these codes. The add-on status has been removed from code 99358, which helps clarify that the prolonged services (99358 and 99359) may now be reported on a different date than the primary service to which it is related.

However, the guidelines specify that the prolonged service must relate to a service or patient where direct face-to-face patient care has occurred or will occur and relate to ongoing patient management. The primary service to which the prolonged service is related does not need to have a typical time established in the CPT® code set. Additional language states that 99358 should be used only once per day

Nov 7th, 2010 - mique 4 

Prolonged Service without face to face patient contact

A simple yes or no is what I am looking for here. I have read the descriptions for these two codes and that is why I am asking for clarification on this blog site. Thank You.

Nov 8th, 2010 - rphelps 615  1 

prolonged services

Yes.



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