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Can You Report E/M With Fracture Care?

Published on Tue Sep 15, 2020

Question: In last month’s issue, you discussed the difference between fracture care and comfort care, and mentioned that the physician can report an E/M code for comfort care. What about if we confirm that fracture care was performed? Can we bill an E/M with that? Arizona Subscriber Answer: Yes, barring any payer-specific edits, you can typically report an E/M code [...]
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