tci E/M Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 10

Specialty Focus -- Ob-gyn: Knowing Your Payer is the Key to Unlocking Annual Physical + Pap Services

Tip: Not all payers follow the CPT® manual guidelines. When your physician — whether an ob-gyn or internist — performs a woman’s annual physical exam and orders a service such as a Pap smear, you should be paid for both services. But if you don’t know the payer you are billing to, you could be setting your practice up for trouble. Follow these tips to ensure you bill correctly every time, and bring in all the money your physician deserves. Understand the Visit Codes You’ll typically report an annual physical with a preventive medicine evaluation and...

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