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The Documentation Divide: What Separates a 99213 from a 99214

Published on Wed Sep 17, 2025

Shoring up your coding with documentation can prevent payer downcoding in acute illness encounters. As payer audits grow more aggressive and downcoding becomes increasingly statutory, it’s more important than ever for providers and coders in pediatrics, primary care, family medicine, and internal medicine to understand — and clearly document — the distinction between acute uncomplicated illness and acute illness with [...]
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