tci E/M Coding Alert - 2022 Issue Q2

Skill Builder: Find Answers to Burning Questions About MDM

Hint: Factor undiagnosed conditions at date of service into MDM calculations. Medical decision making (MDM) may feel harder to grasp than other aspects of office and other outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) services. If you still have questions, you may find some answers from Rae Jimenez, CPC, CDEO, CIC, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CCS, senior vice president of products at AAPC, who gave a presentation on “2021 E/M Lessons Learned,” at HEALTHCON 2022. Question: Does an undiagnosed new problem with uncertain diagnosis automatically mean a moderate level of problem complexity? Answer: Confusion here revolves around the different ways...

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