Wiki Time vs MDM for IP initial visit

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Our ENT MD sees patient in hospital for first time.
She spends an hour at bedside.
Her History is not Comprehensive, so she only scores a 99221 for MDM, 1995 guidelines..
But CPT says 50 minutes is usual amount of time spent at bedside for a 99222.
What should documentation look like for a hospital E/M to be 99222 for TIME FACTOR?
thank you
 
Our ENT MD sees patient in hospital for first time.
She spends an hour at bedside.
Her History is not Comprehensive, so she only scores a 99221 for MDM, 1995 guidelines..
But CPT says 50 minutes is usual amount of time spent at bedside for a 99222.
What should documentation look like for a hospital E/M to be 99222 for TIME FACTOR?
thank you
Inpatient E/M codes still follow the old guidelines: in order to use time to determine the level, the documentation must reflect that more than 50% of the total time was spent in counseling and/or coordination of care.
 
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