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Don’t Rely on a New Condition for an Established Patient to Bill E/M

Published on Wed Aug 24, 2022

Hint: Lean heavily on ‘evaluation’ for justification. Last month, we discussed examples of when two distinct problems can and can’t justify the use of modifier 25 (Significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional on the same day of the procedure or other service). We also started discussing the documentation required [...]
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