EM Coding Basics for the CPC Exam

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Here’s a nuts-and-bolts guide to the E/M section in your CPT maual. If you’re a lab, pathology, or radiology coder, the evaluation and management questions may have you re-evaluating whether you want to take the test in the first place.…

Modifier 25 Checklist

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

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Watch out. Modifier 57 or 24 may actually be the code you should use. Checklists can help you code correctly and avoid audits, so here’s a checklist to help you with one of coding’s most problem-plagued topics: modifier 25. To…

E/M Coding Education: ‘New’ vs. ‘Established’ Patients

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

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Choice the wrong fork in the road & you wind up in Incorrect Code Land When coding for evaluation & management services, it’s hard enough to verify place of service, discern components and select the correct level. But get the…

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