EM Coding Alert
Use This Advice to Decipher ED E/M Questions
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EM Coding Alert
- Compliance:
Nab ABN, Forget Worries About Uncovered Services
Experts: ABN will build patient trust. Occasionally, a patient will present to the practice for [...] - Modifiers:
Use G Modifiers to Represent ABN Situation
Medicare uses G modifiers to specify why practice issues ABN. Patients that report to your [...] - ED E/Ms:
Use This Advice to Decipher ED E/M Questions
Experts: If an ED E/M is prolonged, check for other hospital codes. When you are [...] - You Be the Coder:
Coding E/Ms That End in Nursing Care
Question: An 86-year-old established patient with worsening dementia due to early-onset Alzheimer’s disease reported tothe physician [...] - Reader Question:
Careful When Coding Oximetry Separately From E/M
Question: We are coding an office E/M code for a patient along with a single-reading pulse [...] - Reader Question:
Use This E/M Risk Category For Coumadin
Question: In the E/M Table of Risk, where does prescription drug management of Coumadin fall? North [...] - Reader Question:
Use This Advice to Navigate 'Negative' E/M Notes
Question: Our physician always marks “all others negative” in the electronic medical record (EMR) for his [...]
