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E/M Coding:

Failure to Identify Proper ROS Count Could Cost Your Practice Hundreds of Dollars

Published on Tue Mar 01, 2016

Hint: You could report a higher level E/M for a complete ROS. When you’re reporting an E/M encounter performed by your clinician, keep a close eye on the number of systems he reviews. If you fail to identify the proper review of systems (ROS) level, the coding consequences could cost your practice money. For example, if your FP performs an [...]
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