[Ohioaap-practicemanagers] OH CPC tobacco screening

[jprice3]

The Pediatric Council also would like to hear if CPC or any payers pay for tobacco screening. As seen in this link to the AAP’s document about coding and billing for preventative care, behavioral/emotional assessments and drug and alcohol assessments are to be done at well visits but are services judged to be included in the well visit code. Depression screening, necessitating a validated screening tool, is a different story with an additional code and charge.  https://www.aap.org/en-us/Documents/practicet_periodicity_24_15-17_Year_Visits.pdf
   That said, individual payers and programs can set their own rules, so that’s why I’m interested in the responses to this post.
    Jon Price, MD FAAP
     Ohio Pediatric Council Co-chair
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> On Oct 25, 2017, at 3:09 PM, Michael Chamberlin via Ohioaap-practicemanagers <ohioaap-practicemanagers at lists.deltaforce.net> wrote:
> 
> I have a question for those of you in the OH CPC program.  We screen all adolescents for tobacco use at their yearly well child visits, but do not use a CPT code for this.  After discussing with the CPC people, we need to use a CPT code whenever we screen for tobacco use in adolescents so that they are aware that this was done.
> 
> What code do you use for this?  Do you use a screening questionnaire?  Do you charge for this code?  What ICD 10 code do you attach with this?
> 
> I want to make sure that we are getting credit for the work that we are doing.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your information,
> 
> Mike
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> Michael Chamberlin, M.D., FAAP
> Pediatric Assoc. of Mt Carmel
> 4371 Ferguson Dr
> Cincinnati, OH  45230
> 513-752-3650
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