• 2050 Assessment,evaluation - nutrition
• 2051 Therapeutic interventions - nutrition
• 2052 Counselling, education - nutrition
• 2053 Other interventions - nutrition

2050 Assessment, evaluation - nutrition

95000-00 Nutritional assessment

Nutritional evaluation involving:

• consideration of medical history, social history, anthropometry, dietary history, medications.formation of opinion about nutritional status, knowledge, beliefs.recommendation for nutritional care.referral to other care givers/service providers/health professionals.research regarding nutritional requirements.written and verbal communication

  Excludes: that with any other dietetic intervention -- omit code

2051 Therapeutic interventions - nutrition

95001-00 Provision of therapeutic diet

Identifying patient preferences. Ordering of items which constitute a therapeutic diet
Provision of appropriate meals or menus, involving:.assessment .discharge planning.documentation.education.review of progressCode also when performed: .provision of nutrition:

• enteral (95002-00 [2051])
• parenteral (95003-00 [2051])

95001-01 Provision of oral nutritional support

Supplementation of therapeutic diet, enteral or parenteral nutrition with oral nourishing fluids and/or foods, involving:.assessment .discharge planning.documentation.education.review of progressCode also when performed provision of nutrition:

• enteral (95002-00 [2051])
• parenteral (95003-00 [2051])

95002-00 Provision of enteral nutrition

Ordering items such as formula and equipment. Recommending enteral nutrition, involving:.assessment.discharge planning.documentation.education.review of progress.written and verbal communication Code also when performed provision of:

• oral nutritional support (95001-01 [2051])
• parenteral nutrition (95003-00 [2051])
• therapeutic diet (95001-00 [2051])

95003-00 Provision of parenteral nutrition

Recommending parenteral nutrition involving:.assessment.discharge planning.documentation.education.ordering of nutrient solutions review of progress, written and verbal communication Code also when performed provision of:

• enteral nutrition (95002-00 [2051])
• oral nutritional support (95001-01 [2051])
• therapeutic diet (95001-00 [2051])

2052 Counselling, education - nutrition

Excludes that with provision of:

• enteral nutrition (95002-00 [2051])
• oral nutritional support (95001-01 [2051])
• parenteral nutrition (95003-00 [2051])
• therapeutic diet (95001-00 [2051])

95004-00 Nutritional counselling

Nutritional education involving:.assessment.delivery on group or individual basis.discharge planning.documentation.preparation of educational material .review of progress.written and verbal communication

95004-01 Preventative nutritional counselling

Preventative nutritional education given to avoid or minimise nutritional problems relating to disease or therapy, involving:.assessment.delivery on group or individual basis.discharge planning.documentation.preparation of educational material .review of progress.written and verbal communication

2053 Other interventions - nutrition

95005-00 Other nutritional intervention

1. Development of patient education resources

• Development of resources used in nutritional counselling / education
• Review of resources used in nutrition counselling

2. Development of menus and recipes

• Development and analysis of recipes and menus
• Development of menu criteria and nutrition policy for a food service

3. Patient service development

• Development of patient treatment protocols, procedures and standards - including review of literature
• Development of education programs
• Planning, resourcing, liaising with other health professionals related to service development

4. Ward rounds / clinical meetings / case conferences

• Attendance at multidisciplinary ward rounds or clinical meetings to discuss patient care plans

5. Health promotion

Activities that enable people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. Includes needs assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of activities. Implementation may be in the form of lectures, displays, education programs or media in a variety of settings.