Psychiatry Coding & Reimbursement Alert
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Keep This Chart Handy to Determine Exam Levels Accurately
Published on Tue Sep 17, 2013 
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With two sets of guidelines — 1995 and 1997 — for assigning a physical examination level, you may have a hard time keeping the requirements for each level straight. Clip this chart from Suzan Berman, MPM, CPC, CEMC, CEDC, manager of physician compliance auditing for West Penn Allegheny Health Systems, Pittsburgh, Penn. and keep it near your desk for quick access to the exam level details.
Levels of the Physical Exam Components
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