New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 54 - PHYSICIAN SERVICES
Subchapter 4 - BASIS OF PAYMENT
Section 10:54-4.29 - Consultation; follow-up
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:54-4.29
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
"Consultation (Follow-up)" means the monitoring of progress, recommending management modifications or advising on a new plan of care in response to changes in the patient's status. If the physician consultant has initiated treatment at the initial consultation and participates thereafter in the patient's management, the codes for subsequent hospital care shall be used (99231-99233). Consultation (Follow-up) codes (99261-99263) shall be used for follow-up consultations provided to hospital inpatients and nursing facility residents only. For consultative services provided in other settings, the codes for office or other outpatient consultations shall be used (99241-99245).
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