tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 22

Coding: Two E/M Services, Two Visits - One Claim?

When is it OK to combine two E/M services into one? Nothing is more confusing than dealing with multiple visits on the same day. If a patient comes in in the morning and then returns in the afternoon, seeing two different physicians in your group, then it's hard to know how to code for it.   Experts tell PBI that it's possible to combine two E/M services performed by different physicians on the same day. If both physicians see the same patient for two different diagnoses, they can bill for separate E/M visits and use modifier -25 (Significant, separately...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci Part B Insider.


Keep pace with evolving Medicare regulations with timely analysis of critical updates interpreted in an easy-to-follow, easy-to-apply format. Your subscription to TCI’s Part B Insider will equip you to navigate code and guideline changes, CCI edits, and revisions to modifiers, the fee schedule, OIG target areas, and more.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 4800 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 2003 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles

This feature is currently unavailable for online purchase. For more information, please call 801-770-4203 or Contact Us.

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.