available,with the cause being listed first. ng th of a formal con de for ocument the expending of 60 minutes with the patient and 30 minutes in counseling and coordination of care.This would permit the use of code99205,which is a level 5 new-patient visitThe coding is based on time and requires that 50%or more of time is spent counseling and coordinating care during a 60-minute visit. Practice Management Information Corporation.International Classification of Diseases. 9th revision;clinical modification,6th edition.Los Angeles,CA:Practice Management Information Corporation;2006. PCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services.Evaluation and Management Services Guide.Baltimore.MD:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services:December 2010 Disclaimer This oren nneme It is based on an asse all possible proper methods of care for a particular neurologic problem or all legitimate criteria for choosing to use a specific procedure.Neither is it intended to exclude any reasonable alternative methodologies.The AAN recognizes that specific patient care decisions are the r and the physictan caning for the patient,bascd on all of the 2011 American Academy of Neurologyavailable, with the cause being listed first. Evaluation and Management Coding Since there is no reference in the history of a formal consultation request, the pediatric neurologist would code for a new patient. The comment at the end of the evaluation documents the expending of 60 minutes with the patient and 30 minutes in counseling and coordination of care. This would permit the use of code 99205, which is a level 5 new-patient visit.2 The coding is based on time and requires that 50% or more of time is spent counseling and coordinating care during a 60-minute visit. 1 Practice Management Information Corporation. International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision; clinical modification, 6th edition. Los Angeles, CA: Practice Management Information Corporation; 2006. 2 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Evaluation and Management Services Guide. Baltimore, MD: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; December 2010. Disclaimer This statement is provided as an educational service of the American Academy of Neurology. It is based on an assessment of current scientific and clinical information. It is not intended to include all possible proper methods of care for a particular neurologic problem or all legitimate criteria for choosing to use a specific procedure. Neither is it intended to exclude any reasonable alternative methodologies. The AAN recognizes that specific patient care decisions are the prerogative of the patient and the physician caring for the patient, based on all of the circumstances involved. © 2011 American Academy of Neurology