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tci E/M Coding Alert - 2019 Issue Q3
Guidelines: Take Time to Code Your E/M Encounters
Use this Definitive Guide for Time-Based Coding.
Time-based E/M coding has always been the subject of a lot of misconceptions.
So, we reached out to our experts, and looked at some real-life examples, to produce this guide and clear up your clock-watching confusion.
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As a refresher, you can bill your E/M visit based on time if “50 percent or more of the total time the physician/clinician spent providing services to the patient was in counseling or in efforts spent coordinating care”, says Jennifer Lame, MPH, RHIT, a medical coding instructor with Southwest Wisconsin Technical...
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