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Keep Your Eyes on the Calendar, Code This Encounter Correctly

Published on Wed Jan 27, 2021

Question: An established patient reports to the provider for an office E/M service. The provider performs a problem focused history and examination. The encounter also featured straightforward medical decision making (MDM), and is extremely short: 8 minutes. How should I report this encounter? Indiana Subscriber Answer: It depends on the date of service (DOS) for the E/M encounter. The rules [...]
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