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Avoid Selecting E/M Levels Based on Diagnosis Cues

Published on Mon Apr 15, 2013

Here’s why you can’t assume a diagnosis always equates to a 99212, 99213, or 99214. While procedures and services such as vaccinations and nebulizer treatments have standard codes that you can learn and even memorize, E/M coding isn’t quite so straightforward. Consider this question submitted to E/M Coding Alert from a subscriber: “Which code should we report for evaluation of [...]
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