{"id":5842,"date":"2020-10-07T16:55:42","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T21:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/?p=5842"},"modified":"2020-10-08T20:13:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T01:13:56","slug":"ama-releases-new-reimbursable-cpt-code-relevant-to-chiropractic-during-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/ama-releases-new-reimbursable-cpt-code-relevant-to-chiropractic-during-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"AMA Releases New Reimbursable CPT Code Relevant to Chiropractic During Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is some new information from our insurance expert Lisa.<\/p>\n<p>Th AMA just released CPT Code 99072 which is relevant to chiros for the reimbursement for cleaning supplies, hand sanitizers, wipes, sprays. ect.<\/p>\n<p>To read the article of the recent release please click here\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cpt-assistant-guide-coronavirus-september-2020-1.pdf\">CPT Assistant Guide Coronavirus Sept 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What we know:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>99072 is a special services billing code, used for additional supplies, materials, and clinical staff time over and above those usually included in an office visit or service.\u00a0 The code captures practice expenses during a Public Health Emergency such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Checking patients for symptoms upon arrival<\/li>\n<li>Time involved in applying\/removing PPE<\/li>\n<li>Performing additional cleaning of exam rooms, equipment, supplies<\/li>\n<li>Three surgical masks<\/li>\n<li>Cleaning supplies such as hand sanitizers, disinfecting wipes, sprays, cleansers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FAQ<\/p>\n<p><em>Q:\u00a0 What is the reimbursement for this code?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">A:\u00a0 Reimbursement information is not available at this time.\u00a0 We will continue monitoring future communications regarding reimbursement.<\/p>\n<p><em>Q:\u00a0 When is this effective?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">A:\u00a0 Immediately.<\/p>\n<p><em>Q:\u00a0 How much should I charge?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">A:\u00a0 This all depends on what you paid for the supplies, what you pay your staff per hour, and taking into account how much time you spend on the additional activities.\u00a0 Our estimated calculation comes out to around $4-$5 per billing encounter, but this is an example estimate.<\/p>\n<p>Again, we will post more information relevant to chiros as it becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>Questions in the meantime?\u00a0 Email Lisa at <a href=\"mailto:lisa@pmaworks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lisa@pmaworks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Your Allies and Advocates at PM&amp;A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is some new information from our insurance expert Lisa. Th AMA just released CPT Code 99072 which is relevant to chiros for the reimbursement for cleaning supplies, hand sanitizers, wipes, sprays. ect. To read the article of the recent &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/ama-releases-new-reimbursable-cpt-code-relevant-to-chiropractic-during-pandemic\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[361,510,534,23,377,367],"class_list":["post-5842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chiropractic-reimbursement-insurance","tag-chiropractic","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid","tag-insurance","tag-michel","tag-petty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5842"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5849,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5842\/revisions\/5849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}