tci E/M Coding Alert - 2021 Issue Q3

Specialty Spotlight: Capitalize on These 10 Tips to Code ED Encounters at Higher Level

Hint: Look to HPI to “set tone” for visit. History is one of three components, along with exam and medical decision making, that coders need to consider when making a final decision on what level of evaluation and management (E/M) service to report. Look to history to help justify those higher-level E/M codes for emergency department (ED) encounters, said Linda Duckworth, CHC, CPC, senior manager with Abeo Advisory Solutions, during the company’s April 2021 webinar, “E/M Coding for Emergency Medicine: It Doesn’t Have to Be Traumatic.” Tip 1: Be Flexible About E/M Code Longevity...

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