The analysis also revealed the top five telehealth procedure codes and diagnoses during April 2020.
Telehealth procedure codes:
- 99213, established patient office or other outpatient visit, 15 minutes
- 99214, established patient office or other outpatient visit, 25 minutes
- 90837, psychotherapy, 60 minutes
- 90834, psychotherapy, 45 minutes
- 99442, physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes
Telehealth diagnoses:
- Mental health conditions, 34.1 percent
- Joint/soft tissue diseases, 5.83 percent
- Hypertension, 3.71 percent
- Acute respiratory diseases or infections, 3.08 percent
- Skin infections and issues, 3 percent
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