Evaluation and Management:
Complete A Comprehensive Consultation To Optimize Reimbursement
Published on Mon Feb 28, 2011
Find out the importance of documenting pertinent positive/negative responses.Level-four and level-five office visits are not uncommon in a pulmonology practice, but if you incorrectly tally the history, exam, and medical decision-making (MDM), you will miss out on the higher level codes you could report.The third element for the historical portion of an E/M service, after the chief complaint (CC) and the history of the present illness (HPI), is the review of systems (ROS) -- this portion of the E/M service trips up many coders because often they must select a lower code simply because the provider didn't document pertinent negative responses or inappropriately used the statement "all systems negative."Ensure you're properly counting your pulmonologist's ROS with this tips to guarantee you're not overcoding or undercoding his E/M services.Differentiate ROS Levels"The review of systems is a subjective account of a patient's current and or past experiences with illnesses and or injuries affecting [...]