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Receive E/M Credit for Declined Testing

Published on Mon Sep 21, 2026

Question: Can a provider receive evaluation and management (E/M) credit for counseling a patient against undergoing an unnecessary test? Recently, a 25-year-old patient who has a history of health anxiety was requesting a colonoscopy despite having no symptoms, risk factors, or family history that would warrant the procedure. The provider spent time explaining why the test was not medically necessary [...]
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