Patient called questioning office visit charge on claim 3077424. Claim has both office visit and preventative visit codes. Claim was reviewed by coding, coding stated 'The patient was seen for an AWV, however there was an additional problem discussed and new medication started so that justifies the OV charge'. After relaying this information to the patient, he stated that he did not start a new medication and nothing was discussed outside of normal wellness visit.
Patient called questioning office visit charge on claim 3077424. Claim has both office visit and preventative visit codes. Claim was reviewed by coding, coding stated 'The patient was seen for an AWV, however there was an additional problem discussed and new medication started so that justifies the OV charge'. After relaying this information to the patient, he stated that he did not start a new medication and nothing was discussed outside of normal wellness visit.