coderforlife
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I am trying to understand when to code the injection on an office visit. Here are a few examples.
1) new patient comes in with knee pain and the doc's diagnosis is DJD. Recommends an injection and it is decided to proceed with the said injection to the knee. Would you code the office visit and the injection with modifier 25 or would you just code the injection without the office visit.
2) same as above but with an est. patient.
3) What if a est patient comes in with an sore ankle, but while in with the doc the patient tells him he also has shoulder pain. The doctor decides to inject the shoulder and use conservative methods for the ankle. would you code an office visit w/ the injection with a modifier 25?
Thanks, I don't know why I can't get a handle on this situation.
Rich
1) new patient comes in with knee pain and the doc's diagnosis is DJD. Recommends an injection and it is decided to proceed with the said injection to the knee. Would you code the office visit and the injection with modifier 25 or would you just code the injection without the office visit.
2) same as above but with an est. patient.
3) What if a est patient comes in with an sore ankle, but while in with the doc the patient tells him he also has shoulder pain. The doctor decides to inject the shoulder and use conservative methods for the ankle. would you code an office visit w/ the injection with a modifier 25?
Thanks, I don't know why I can't get a handle on this situation.
Rich