For patient notes, copy and paste with care to keep MDM on the level
Set the record straight if your treating practitioners interpreted the guidelines for office E/M visits (99202-99215) as permission to use boilerplate or cloning to justify a higher code. Two recent CPT Assistant articles make it clear that cloning and coding based on medical decision-making (MDM) don’t mix.
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