E/M Coding:
Is UHC's New Policy Negatively Impacting ED Physicians?
Published on Tue Jun 06, 2017
"Additional workup planned" may not count in this coverage decision. Every emergency department regularly reports code 99285 (Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management of a patient...), but one payer appears to have made that a little bit more complicated. Here's why: Earlier this year, United Healthcare (UHC) updated its evaluation and management (E/M) coding policy, clarifying the number [...]