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...]
Not all emergency surgery should be coded at the highest level | E/M Services and MDM
Surgeons sometimes think that the E/M service on the date of every emergency surgery is the highest level E/M. Â 99285 for an ED evaluation or 99223 … [Read more...]
Scoring MDM in an E/M Note
This article relates to the 1995/1997 documentation guidelines, and not to office/outpatient codes 99202--99215 in 2021. Question: I have a … [Read more...]
Let’s go to the source! Should this visit be downcoded?
This article describes the use of time using the 1995/1997 guidelines. Be sure to read about the 2021 guidelines for codes 99202--99215. A … [Read more...]
Medical Decision Making | Documentation Guidelines for E/M Services
This article relates to the 1995/1997 documentation guidelines, and not to office/outpatient codes 99202--99215 in … [Read more...]
Moderate or High MDM – General Surgery
Although we expect that the AMA will update the rules for hospital and other E/M services in 2023, currently they still use the 1995/1997 guidelines, … [Read more...]
Prescription drug management and medical decision making (MDM)
Whether using the original 1995/1997 guidelines or the 2021 new office/outpatient code guidelines for selecting the level of E/M service, the question … [Read more...]