Gastroenterology Coding Alert
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Refer This Handy Chart to Select Exam Levels With Precision
Published on Tue Oct 01, 2013
Select the guidelines that will carry the best advantage to your coding.
With two sets of guidelines — 1995 and 1997 — for assigning a physical examination level, you may have a hard time keeping the requirements for each level straight. Clip this chart from Suzan Berman, MPM, CPC, CEMC, CEDC, manager of physician compliance auditing for West Penn Allegheny Health Systems, Pittsburgh, Penn. and keep it near your desk for quick access to the exam level details.
Levels of the Physical Exam Components
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