tci E/M Coding Alert - 2015 Issue 12

Reader Question: Focus on the Final Diagnosis

Question: A 14-year-old established patient presented with severe throat pain that she had been experiencing for three days. In addition, she also had a runny nose, pressure both above and below her eyes, and intermittent headaches. She first noticed the sinus pressure while running with the track team a week before, and it grew worse until she had to use warm compresses on her face and forehead. No one else in the family is sick and she has no other relevant history.Our pediatrician examined the patient and diagnosed her with acute tonsillitis and an acute frontal sinus infection...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci E/M Coding Alert.


Stay informed, get answers to your E/M coding and documentation questions, and find the help you need to bank your deserved pay with your subscription to TCI’s E/M Coding Alert.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 500 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 2013 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • tci E/M Coding Alert +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.