EM Coding Alert
Can You Pass This Chronic Care Quiz?
Here’s your chance to show off your mastery of the 2019 CPT® CCM changes. Did you have questions when CPT® revised the chronic care management (CCM) codes for 2019? We did too. That’s why we designed this quiz and reached out to our experts to help you answer the questions and implement the codes correctly whenever you document chronic care for your patients. Question 1: What are the major differences between code 99490 and new code 99491? Question 2: Can your practice be reimbursed for the supply, set-up, and education involved when you provide a remote physiological monitoring (RPM) device to a chronically ill patient? Question 3: What are the major differences between revised code 99091 and new code 99457? Think you know the answers?
Related Articles
EM Coding Alert
- Specialty Spotlight - Pulmonology:
Keep Your E/M Coding Audit Free
Hint: Look for the same patterns CMS is seeing. The latest focus for recovery audit [...] - Coding Quiz:
Can You Pass This Chronic Care Quiz?
Here’s your chance to show off your mastery of the 2019 CPT® CCM changes. Did [...] - Telemedicine:
Make the Right Call With These New Telemedicine Codes
CCI edits, payer problems, create coding uncertainty. If you’ve hesitated to use the new interprofessional [...] - Coding Quiz Answers:
Check Your Answers to Our CCM Coding Quiz
Once you’ve answered the quiz questions, compare your answers with the ones provided below: Answer [...] - You Be the Coder:
Know This New Patient E/M Rule
Question: I have a new patient present with impacted cerumen removal. Since this patient is brand [...] - Reader Question:
Go Beyond MDM to Interpret E/M Level
Question: We recently took on a new patient who is deaf. The patient came with [...] - Reader Question:
Note This Difference Between Consult Rules
Question: What is the difference between an office consultation and an inpatient consultation? When should [...]
