tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 18

Double E/M Spells Triple Headache

Prolonged Services Codes 99354-99357 May Provide Answer Most businesses love same-day repeat customers, but physician office managers groan when they see the same patient come back twice in one day.   Whether he's a hypochondriac or developing serious complications, that repeat visitor creates a dilemma: Can you bill for two evaluation and management services in the same day for the same person?   Maybe, experts say, but for the most part it's just not worth the trouble.   In the hospital, it may be possible to bill for two separate E/M services for different doctors, but in the office...

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