Becker's Healthcare October 17, 2019
Kelly Gooch

The American Medical Association has approved new codes for health and well-being coaching, according to the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching, a nonprofit subsidiary of the National Board of Medical Examiners.

Four things to know:

1. The AMA approved various Category III Current Procedural Terminology health and well-being coaching codes, which take effect Jan. 1.

2. After the board and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs applied to create the new tracking codes, the AMA’s CPT Editorial Panel approved new codes, including:

  • 0591T Health and Well-Being Coaching face-to-face; individual, initial assessment
  • 0592T individual, follow-up session, at least...

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