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On a Medicare patient, can I use a CPT code for tobacco cessation counseling along with the E&M code for the visit, i.e. for hypertension?

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On a Medicare patient, can I use a CPT code for tobacco cessation counseling along with the E&M code for the visit, i.e. for hypertension?

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According to section 12.2 of Chapter 32 of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, “Carriers shall allow payment for a medically necessary E/M service on the same day as the smoking and tobacco-use cessation counseling service when it is clinically appropriate.

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