What CPT codes do I use to bill a visit to a patients home or to an assisted living facility?
Home visits are billed using codes 99341-99350. Visits to domiciliary care facilities are billed using CPT codes 99324-99337. For specific code information, including, Approximate Medicare Allowable Charges, see our booklets, “Making House Calls a Part of Your Practice,” or “Making Home Care Work in a Medical Practice.” These booklets are updated annually. • Does AAHCP update the CPT codes and Medicare payment rates every year? Yes, the Academy updates its booklets and website annually to reflect the current codes and fee schedule. In 2006, CMS accepted the AAHCP proposal to pay providers caring for patients in domiciliary care facilities rates comparable to those paid for house calls. This resulted in new rates applying to nine instead of the previous six codes equivalent to codes used for home visits. • What place of service codes do I use for house calls and domiciliary care? There are several place of service codes that affect providers of home care medicine. For house calls, use C
