E/M CODING QUIZ: Check Your E/M Coding Skills With This Quick Quiz

Why This Topic Matters

The article helps readers identify areas where Medicare E/M reporting can be confusing, especially in multi-specialty settings and when care discussions involve family members or diagnostic uncertainty. It is useful for practices that want to reduce denials and improve consistency in claim preparation.

Article Sections

1. Do Different Specialties Count?

   A Medicare Part B question about how new patient status may be evaluated when related practices share a hospital setting but operate as separate entities. The discussion also raises the topic of provider matching and taxonomy information.

2. Can You Report Family Visits?

   A question about reporting an E/M service when the physician meets with family members to discuss care, with the patient absent or not meaningfully participating. The section focuses on Medicare reporting considerations for these visit scenarios.

3. Is LikelyA Diagnosis?

   A question involving an office visit, in-house spirometry, and how to handle diagnosis coding when the chart suggests a possible condition but not a definitive confirmation. The section addresses coding considerations for uncertain diagnoses and linked testing.