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Code Interoperative Consult as Inpatient

Published on Fri Mar 13, 2015

Question: Provider A was asked to provide an interoperative consultation by Provider B. Provider A didn’t scrub in for a surgical procedure but she did appropriately enter the operating suite to provide the requested consult during the surgery. Is this considered an E/M and if so, which E/M? Texas Subscriber Answer: Because this is an inpatient consultation by your physician, you would [...]
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