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Office Visit Based on Time

Published on Mon Apr 01, 2002

Test your coding knowledge.  Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer.
Question: Examination of a new patient took 60 minutes, a lot longer than usual. Coordination of care wasn't mentioned in the chart. Based on the history, examination and medical decision-making, only a 99203 may be billed. Can we use time as the main factor to boost the visit to a level five?

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