raidaste
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New patient came in with CC of knee pain. After History and exam taken doc decided to prescribe medication and also did arthrocentesis. Can I bill for e/m and procedure for this?
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Wiki Is modifier 25 appropriate for this scenerio
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nrichard
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Since this is a new patient I would say yes. It is my understanding that with the documentation of a new patient this is considered seprately identifiable.
Julie Davis
Contributor
The patient came in with knee pain, the physician had to evaluate the patient to determine what was causing the pain and make the decision to perform the procedure. You can bill for the E/M service with the modifier 25 in addition to the procedure.
raidaste
Guest
Thanks for the help