MedAbbrev, now by innoviHealth, has been the industry standard for medical abbreviations and acronyms since 1983. Quick and easy access for hospitals, providers, coders, transcriptionists, students and researchers to over 75,000 entries. With clear and accurate standardization that is always current, medical professionals can reduce the chance of error stemming from misunderstood abbreviations.
tci E/M Coding Alert - 2022 Issue Q1
Reader Questions: Rely on Documentation to Prove Management of Chronic Condition
Question: If a patient has only one chronic problem that is not worsening but is not responding to treatment, is this counted as a stable chronic illness under number and complexity of problems? If so, does this rise only to a low level in this element of medical decision making (MDM)? Or is there a way to document it to make it moderate?
AAPC Forum Participant
Answer: According to CPT®’s definitions for the elements of MDM for office/outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) services, a stable chronic illness “is defined by the specific treatment goals for an...
To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci E/M Coding Alert.
Stay informed, get answers to your E/M coding and documentation questions, and find the help you need to bank your deserved pay with your subscription to TCI’s E/M Coding Alert.
Current newsletters added each month
Fully searchable archives - over 500 articles
ALL years/issues back to 2013 organized by year and issue
Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products: