99407
Screening / CounselCMS status: ABehavior change intervention, tobacco use cessation counseling, greater than 10 minutes.
Work RVU
0.50
Practice RVU
0.33
Malpractice RVU
0.04
Total RVU
0.87
2026 Medicare payment
$29.06
National GPCI = 1.000 · Conversion factor $33.4009 · Non-facility
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Tobacco cessation counseling lasting more than 10 minutes.
Documentation checklist
- ✓Time spent in cessation counseling (>10 min, documented separately from E/M).
- ✓Content: 5 A's (ask, advise, assess, assist, arrange).
- ✓Current tobacco user identified.
Common pitfalls
- !Documenting only 'tobacco counseling' without time — denial.
Common ICD-10 pairings
F17.210Z87.891
Pairs well with
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