tci E/M Coding Alert - 2020 Issue Q3

Reader Questions: Expand This Documentation of Family History

Question: Our provider documented “No sick contacts.” Would this be enough to fulfill the family history portion of an E/M service? Iowa Subscriber Answer: CPT® defines “family history” as a review of medical events in the patient’s family that includes significant information about: The health status or cause of death of parents, siblings, and children Specific diseases related to problems identified in the chief complaint or history of the present illness, and/ or system review Diseases of family members that may be hereditary or place the patient at risk Typically, family history is more along...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci E/M Coding Alert.


Stay informed, get answers to your E/M coding and documentation questions, and find the help you need to bank your deserved pay with your subscription to TCI’s E/M Coding Alert.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 500 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 2013 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • tci E/M Coding Alert +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.