tci E/M Coding Alert - 2022 Issue Q2

Inpatient Coding: Try Time Travel for Some Inpatient Coding Situations

Don’t forget to use the right modifier where appropriate. Knowing how to report inpatient evaluation and management (E/M) services is key for earning reimbursement for your clinicians’ work treating hospital patients after trauma or surgery. E/M services have been on every coder’s mind with the 2021 updates to outpatient coding rules, but don’t forget that you still need to have a firm grasp on the 1995 or 1997 guidelines for history, exam, and medical decision making (MDM) components for many other E/M services. Question 1: How Should I Code for an Admission? Answer 1: Although coders...

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