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Use This Guide to Ferret Out Shared Visit, Incident-to Opportunities

Published on Mon Mar 20, 2017

Remember, incident-to requires an established plan of care. When a physician and a nonphysician practitioner (NPP) work together to perform an evaluation and management (E/M) service, it might be an incident-to service. It also might be a shared visit, and knowing the differences between the two is vital. Why? Failure to code for incident-to or shared visits when appropriate will [...]
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