As a family doc I always have a dozen or so patients receiving VNA or hospice services. They are home-bound and can't get to the office. I do some house calls which we bill, but we've never billed for all the time we spend handling phone calls and paperwork related to these patients. CMS apparently has some codes for billing "Care Plan Oversight": G0180, G0179, G0181, and G0182. Does anyone have any experience using these codes? Have you worked out a system for tracking time spent monthly in AC?


John Howland, M.D.
Family doc, Massachusetts