twinpw
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I have notice recently that some of the docs in the clinics are coding 99386 with a 99214 when a patient comes in for a preventative exam and the doctor works up a medical issue such as gout, hypertension, or hyperlipidemia. The physicians are choosing the 99214 primary and the Preventative exam (the main reason the pt came in for) is listed secondary and adding the modifier -25 to the preventative exam. Shouldn't the preventative exam be listed first with the 25 modifier and the 99214 be listed secondary if documentation support it? Getting confused