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    Wiki MA Performing Physical Exam via Telehealth

    I work at a third party billing company as a medical coder and biller. It has come to my attention that one of our clients has been "performing" physical exams in a way I've never heard of. My manager says this is completely okay to do, but I'm just wanting to make sure. So... The provider in...
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    Wiki Physical exam in a Telehealth visit

    Does anyone have information about documenting physical exam for established patient telehealth visits billable using 99201-99215? It would seem a limited exam could be documented based on physician observations during the call. I know it isn't technically required (2/3 elements and all that)...
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    Wiki Required Physician EXAM for future billable events?

    Hello, I'd like some input from the E/M experts. Our coders were given a directive that if the Physician does not perform a Physical exam on the Initial consultation OR any other established face to face visit such as a 'weekly status check' during course of treatment, then any and all follow...
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    Wiki Absent/Removed organs: do we credit bullets in the Physical Exam?

    Hi everyone, I need a CMS, AMA or other official reference source for the above question. I found an article in the Supercoder website stating: "If your physician examines a patient who has had an organ removed, you can still count that organ toward the physical exam or review of systems (ROS)...
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    • absent organs e/m physical exam removed organs
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