jenmendoza
Contributor
Hello, everyone! I have a quick question regarding E/M and the changes in 2023.
So I have a patient who was referred to Dermatology for condyloma, and was deemed by the doctor for just skin tag removal. Nothing of note seemed to have been discussed based on the clinical note so the provider coded it as a non-LOS visit and just put the CPT code for the procedure in.
My question is, since the patient is new, is this appropriate, or is there supposed to be an E/M always included for new patient visits for specialty clinics?
TYIA for your answers!
So I have a patient who was referred to Dermatology for condyloma, and was deemed by the doctor for just skin tag removal. Nothing of note seemed to have been discussed based on the clinical note so the provider coded it as a non-LOS visit and just put the CPT code for the procedure in.
My question is, since the patient is new, is this appropriate, or is there supposed to be an E/M always included for new patient visits for specialty clinics?
TYIA for your answers!