Post #1221303
2026-03-23 21:01 UTC
In a world with socialized healthcare, I wouldn’t need to clutter my brain with stupid knowledge about CPT codes, where 99203 is an office visit while 99386 is a preventive care visit.
The difference being $230 vs $0, after actual insurance allowances are applied.
This system is absolute garbage.
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@jenschuetz@mastodon.social 2026-03-26 20:06
In today’s edition of Garbage Healthcare, I learned that if a medication is discussed during what you think is a preventive care visit, the provider then codes it as an office visit. So what you’re saying is 1) Big Healthcare keeps moving the goal posts; 2) you no longer know what topics are considered “routine” vs “non-preventive;” 3) don’t see a doctor yearly because it eats up time & money and actually adds stress, potentially taking a few months off your life. Cool cool cool