See our on-demand webinar, Preventive medicine and Medicare wellness visits with an E/M. Question: Our physician saw a patient and did a … [Read more...]
When to Use Time to Select an E/M Service
Selecting a code for an E/M service can be done based on time or MDM (except ED visits which only use MDM) Time includes all time spent by the … [Read more...]
Does HCPCS Code G0444 Require a Full 15 minutes?
Question Does HCPCS code G0444 require a full 15 minutes, or can you use it if 8 minutes are documented? Answer The reason for this question … [Read more...]
Overview of FQHC Coding | Webinar
Overview of FQHC Coding Recorded June 24, 2021 Coding for services in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) is different than coding for … [Read more...]
Coding Office Visit Codes 99202—99215 | Webinar
Coding office visit codes 99202-99215 in 2021Recorded June 12th, 2021 It's here, the first major changes for selecting an E/M service since 1997. … [Read more...]
Implementing Prolonged Services Codes
Question: I understand from your article about prolonged services in 2021 that CMS won’t pay for prolonged code 99417 and instead developed a HCPCS … [Read more...]
E/M Auditing Webinar: Using the Updated AMA Guidelines
Return of the E/M Auditing Webinar Recorded June 16th, 2021 The AMA issued technical corrections related to the 2021 E/M guidelines for new and … [Read more...]
Consultation Codes
First, CMS stopped recognizing consult codes in 2010. Outpatient consultations (99241—99245) and inpatient consultations (99251—99255) were still … [Read more...]
Office Visit Code Selection for Medication Management
At some visits, psychiatrists and psychiatric NPs and PAs provide only medication management, and at some visits, they manage prescriptions and … [Read more...]
HCC Diagnosis Coding Example: Diabetes, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease
If a picture is worth 1000 words, what’s an example worth? An example can show in a glance what it takes paragraphs to write and explain. The one … [Read more...]
How Medical Practice Services are Paid | Webinar
How medical practice services are paid Recorded May 20, 2021 "Who makes up these rules, anyway?" If you've ever asked that question, or been asked … [Read more...]
HCC Coding for Medical Practices | Webinar
HCC Coding for Medical Practices Recorded April 15, 2021Â The rules related to HCC coding in physician practices are found in the ICD-10 book … [Read more...]
Coding for Behavioral Health Services by Psychologists, Social Workers and Therapists
Looking for a coding resource for behavioral health therapists? It's here. Therapists use CPT codes to describe what services they perform and … [Read more...]
E/M Office Visit Scenarios
It can be difficult to translate theE/M rules into patient scenarios. The guidelines seem great in theory, but how does a clinician use them and … [Read more...]
Defining Problems Using the E/M Guidelines
The first element of MDM is the number and complexity of problems addressed CodingIntel’s members-only webinars on auditing E/M services include … [Read more...]
Essential Documentation for Medication Management and Psychotherapy
When providing both medication management and psychotherapy, practitioners need to document the time spent in psychotherapy and describe the therapy. … [Read more...]
Insights: Changes in Level of Service Using Office Visit Guidelines
The American Medical Association (AMA) changed the definitions for codes 99202–99215, effective 1/1/2021 Medical practices are struggling to … [Read more...]
Office Visit Fees in 2021
2022 Conversion Factor - $34.6062 CMS released the updated conversion factor for 2021, and it is $34.89. This represents about a 7.7% increase … [Read more...]
FAQ: Scoring Elements in the E/M Guidelines
Scoring MDM elements can be challenging for E/M services This post includes questions related to: Major/Minor procedure Data Elements (with … [Read more...]
Billing for Joint Injections | Reference Sheet
When doing a joint injection, sometimes a separate E/M service is billed on the same day, and sometimes, it's not. This grid will help you determine … [Read more...]
Coding for Behavioral Health Services | Webinar
Behavioral Health Coding with 2021 E/M Changes Recorded December 17, 2020 This webinar describes CPT coding for behavioral health services, … [Read more...]
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