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Test Your MDM Identification With These Case Studies

Published on Tue Jun 30, 2026

See whether you can identify elements of MDM to level these encounter scenarios. Often, coders have trouble identifying the level of medical decision making (MDM) in a given evaluation and management (E/M) encounter. CJ Wolf, MD, MEd, COC, CPC, CPB, Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, shared case studies to highlight how coders can evaluate [...]
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