tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2018 Issue 2

E/M Focus: Smash 5 Common E/M Coding Myths

Surgical visits may count toward 'established patient' status. You received E/M coding advice at a conference, then you heard the opposite from your officemate, and an auditor said something different still. How can you distinguish legitimate E/M advice from the fables and fairytales? Do this: Go straight to CMS, either directly or through your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). One Part B MAC, Novitas Solutions, recently made its E/M guidance public during a teleconference, "New Patient Guidelines and Coding." Read on to discover five realities that will make you think again about some commonly-held E/M myths you may have...

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