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Count Time Beyond Encounter for E/M

Published on Wed Jul 26, 2023

Question: One of our providers wants to bill an evaluation and management (E/M) visit using time, but they want to count the time spent with the patient, as well as the time spent preparing to see the patient. Isn’t time only calculated using face-to-face time? Idaho Subscriber Answer: No. Leveling E/M counting only as face-to-face time is old-school. Prior to [...]
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