DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2011 Issue 9 (September)

Ask a Part B News Expert: Separate E/Ms billed with Mohs surgery

Is it appropriate for a Mohs surgeon within the same group as the referring dermatologist to bill for a level 2 or level 3 E/M office visit on the same day that Mohs is performed? Under what circumstances would billing a level 2 and level 3 E/M be appropriate in addition to the Mohs procedure on the same day? Also, what documentation would be necessary to support this coding/charge?

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