Wiki Help on combining exam-body areas and organ systems

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When combining Body areas and Organ systems what are the rules? I have a provider selected 7 Organ systems and 1 Body area, however I thought the Body area had to state a relative Organ system: Example:
Selected Neck in the body area and documented: No swelling and no carotid bruits. (he also documented Cardiovascular in the Organ system)
Since the bruits would be associated to the Cardiovascular system and swelling is a general statement (doesn't state thyroid swelling which could be relative to the Lymph Organ system) I could not count the Body Area. Is this correct? It seems to me a lot of double dipping could occur
 
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As I understand the guidelines, you cannot combine body area and organ systems, you have to choose either one or the other to count. Also, I'd note that most of the official audit tools do not allow you to use body areas for a comprehensive exam, you can only give credit for a comprehensive exam by having the required number of organ systems.
 
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