Guest guest Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Thanks for the reminder, Attilio. Which in turn, reminds me: does anyone know of any acupuncture texts translated into (or originally written in) Esperanto? Avery L. Jenkins, DC, DACBN, FIAMA Chiropractic Physician - " Attilio D'Alberto " <attiliodalberto <Chinese Medicine > Wednesday, November 24, 2004 1:41 PM RE: new acupuncture codes - country? > > Hi Avery and Brian, > > I take it this is for the US? In future could members please state what > law > applies to what country and state (US), as this is a global discussion > group > and it will make things simpler and clearer. > > Many thanks, > > Attilio > > > Brian Hardy [mischievous00] > 24 November 2004 18:28 > Chinese Medicine > Re: new acupuncture codes > > New Reporting Method for Acupuncture Services to Begin in January > > > Beginning Jan. 1, 2005, there will be a new reporting method for > acupuncture > services. Effective on that date, CPT codes 97780 (acupuncture, one or > more > needles; without electrical stimulation) and 97781 (acupuncture, one or > more > needles; with electrical stimulation) will be deleted. > > Four new codes have been developed for reporting acupuncture services. > Like > the deleted codes of 97780 and 97781, the new codes are separated into > acupuncture services with and without electrical stimulation. However, in > addition to these distinctions, the reporting of acupuncture services will > now be reflected in 15-minute intervals, as well as a separate reporting > method for the initial versus additional 15 minutes of treatment. > > The codes themselves are outlined as such: > > 97810: Acupuncture, one or more needles; without electrical stimulation, > initial 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the patient. > > 97811: Acupuncture, one or more needles; without electrical stimulation, > each additional 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the > patient, > with reinsertion of needle(s) (List separately in addition to code for > primary procedure). > > 97813: Acupuncture, one or more needles; with electrical stimulation, > initial 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the patient. > > 97814: Acupuncture, one or more needles; with electrical stimulation, each > additional 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the patient, > with > reinsertion of needle(s) (list separately in addition to code for primary > procedure). > > > > Acupuncture is reported based on 15-minute increments of personal > (face-to-face) contact with the patient, not the duration of acupuncture > needle(s) placement. > > If no electrical stimulation is used during a 15-minute increment, use > 97810, 97811. If electrical stimulation of any needle is used during a > 15-minute increment, use 97813, 97814 > > Evaluation and management services may be reported separately, using > modifier 25, if the patient's condition requires a significantly > separately > identifiable E/M service, above and beyond the usual pre-service and > post-service work associated with acupuncture services. The time of the > E/M > service is not included in the time of the acupuncture service. > > > " Dr. Avery L. Jenkins " <ajenkins wrote: > > I'm probably the last person to know this, but this just came over the > transom from the ACA: > > > > 1. NEW ACUPUNCTURE CODES > A recent Chiropractic Economics survey showed that 18 percent of doctors > of > chiropractic offer acupuncture services to their patients. With nearly > one-fifth of our profession involved in this service, we felt it was > necessary to update you on the four new acupuncture codes set to be in use > Jan. 1, 2005. > > However, before I get to the codes themselves, I wanted to point out the > ACA's efforts in getting these codes established. The ACA, being the only > chiropractic organization with voting seats in the AMA CPT process, worked > to not only get four new codes established which better reflect the > services > rendered, but also worked to establish relative values for the first time > for acupuncture services. Part of this process was an exhaustive survey, > which the ACA, along with two national acupuncture societies, conducted > over > several months. The work of the ACA's Coding and Reimbursement Committee > has > yielded a truly tangible result, which positively affects a great many > doctors of chiropractic. > > As for the codes themselves, four new codes will be effective Jan. 1, > 2005, > and at that time, per AMA CPT, the two existing codes will be deleted. For > more information, including descriptions and proper billing of these > codes, > please visit the following the link: > http://www.acatoday.com/insurance/coding/coding_acupuncture.shtml. > > Avery L. Jenkins, DC, DACBN, FIAMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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