Practice Management Alert

Reader Questions:

Don’t Rely on COVID Comorbidities to Boost E/M Level

Question: Our office sees a lot of patients with multiple comorbidities, and many of these patients have contracted COVID-19. Can we bill for a higher-level E/M service to reflect these more complicated encounters? New York Subscriber Answer: As with any office or outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) service, you’ll establish the level of service based on level of medical decision [...]
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