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Wiki New Patient Preventative and E/M on Same Day

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Sandra.mitchell

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Hi, I have a doctor who sees a patient for a new patient preventative visit. While there, the doctor notices the patient has a problem that needs to be treated and treats it during that visit. I know I can bill both the preventative and an E/M service, but I'm not sure if the doctor bills a new preventative visit, if I can bill a new E/M visit, or if the E/M will technically be an established visit.

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Exactly, the routine preventive service is billed using the 'new patient' code depending on their age, and the "problem-oriented" portion of the visit is billed using an established office visit code 99212-99215 (although generally speaking it should be a 99213 or 99214)
 
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