tci E/M Coding Alert - 2016 Issue 7

Case studies: Check Your 99291 Smarts Against These Scenarios

Can you get all the codes right on these 2 cases? Deciphering encounter notes to find out if, and why, critical care occurred is the key to successful claims. Test your coding knowledge by trying to code these case studies correctly, right down to the ICD-10 codes. (Cases come courtesy of Jill Young, CPC, CEDC, CIMC, owner of Young Medical Consulting in East Lansing, Mich.) Case 1 The physician is called to the postoperative recovery area because a patient is in atrial fibrillation six hours after a gall bladder removal surgery. The patient has developed an abscess and...

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