Ob-Gyn Coding Alert
Correction
Published on Mon Apr 10, 2006
The reader question -Ask, Was the Ob-Gyn Immediately Available?- in the April 2006 Ob-Gyn Coding Alert gave an incorrect answer. Teaching-physician (TP) guidelines are complicated. You-ll find no rule that specifies 5 minutes when applied to E/M services.
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