tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2015 Issue 2
Reader Question: Do You Have to Be Family to Count as Family History?
Question: Would you consider “No sick contacts” acceptable for Family History? Wisconsin Subscriber Answer: CPT® defines Family History as a review of medical events in the patient’s family that includes significant information about: The health status or cause of death of parents, siblings, and children Specific diseases related to problems identified in the Chief Complaint or History of the Present Illness, and/or System Review Diseases of family members that may be hereditary or place the patient at risk Typically family history is more along the lines of heart disease, diabetes etc. Immediate contacts could also be co-workers...
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