tci E/M Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 10

Reader Question: Choose Between 3 ROS Levels

Question: Our providers are having trouble understanding what levels of ROS there are. Can you explain?Texas Subscriber Answer: Review of systems (ROS) is part of the history component of an E/M service. CPT® defines it as “[a]n inventory of body systems obtained through a series of questions seeking to identify signs and/or symptoms that the patient may be experiencing or has experienced.” During ROS, the physician might review systems directly related to the problem or problems identified in the HPI portion of the E/M and a number of additional systems. According to both the 1995 and...

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