Mental health assessment for donors and intended parents
Is it appropriate to use 96156 or 96167 for mental health professional (MHP) counseling of gamete/embryo donors and gestational carriers, or is this code only for counseling the intended parents (IP)? If this is not the correct code, can you please provide guidance as to which one would be appropriate?
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