tci E/M Coding Alert - 2024 Issue Q2

Coding Quiz: Evaluate Your E/M and Spirometry Procedure Coding Knowledge

Find out if your coding skills are on point. As a pulmonology coder, evaluation and management (E/M) visits are a staple of your workflow. But how familiar are you with reporting these visits when the pulmonologist also performs spirometry during the encounter? See if your knowledge matches the answers to the five questions below. Question 1: An established patient presents for a follow-up E/M visit to assess their chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The pulmonologist orders a simple spirometry test to examine the efficacy of the patient’s current medication. After reviewing the results, the pulmonologist adjusts the medication...

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