You Be the Coder:
Challenge Your Understanding of Concussion Encounters
Published on Wed Sep 21, 2022
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the provider performed an office E/M service along with a neurobehavioral status examination to check the patient for a concussion. The neurobehavioral exam took 24 minutes and involved “?s on acquired knowledge, language, memory, problem solving, visual/spatial.” Can I report the E/M and the neuro exam separately? Michigan Subscriber Answer: In this instance, no. For this patient, [...]