tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2000 Issue 3

Special Report: Coding E/M Levels Using Correct Documentation Is Surgeons Biggest Source of Untapped Revenue

For a variety of reasons, many general surgeons pay scant attention to the documentation supporting the evaluation and management (E/M) services they perform. But with improved documentation, if your surgeons were able to report one level of service higher to match what the documentation, properly written, actually supports, they could earn $40,000 or more annually without fear of audit, coding experts say. General surgeons often complain they are working harder and making less money than ever, says Arlene Morrow, CPC, a general surgery coding and reimbursement specialist in Tampa, Fla. I hear this every day from the surgeons...

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