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Can You Report an E/M When Procedures Are The Primary Reason For a Visit?

Published on Wed Jul 24, 2013

Question: We had this chart recently that mostly seems to be about sewing up the lacerations. Can we legitimately report an E/M service as well?

A 27 year old male was brought in by ambulance after he fell from his wheelchair in the driveway of the adjacent rehabilitation hospital. He was thrown several [...]
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