Klpearson
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I am in a discussion in regards to coding before a patient is seen. I work in Home Health care and personally feel codes should not be assigned until after the patient is seen. I was curious to any thoughts on the subject.
That is my rationale also but then the question "Is it legal?" was asked. I stated i felt it's not legal but it's also a bad habit. If someone forgets to go back and tweak the codes then we submit a false claim.