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Modify Your Understanding of E/M-Venipuncture Encounters

Published on Tue Mar 24, 2020

Question: Should I apply modifier 25 onto an E/M visit code (in this case, 99213) when my provider performs a finger/ heel/ear stick (36416)? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: No. The visit code 99213 (Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, which requires at least 2 of these 3 key components: An expanded problem [...]
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