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Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

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Observe these Shared, Incident-To Differences

Published on Mon Oct 30, 2017

Question: Can you please explain the difference between a split/shared evaluation and management visit and an incident-to visit? Codify Subscriber Answer: When a physician and a nonphysician practitioner (NPP) work together to provide an evaluation and management (E/M) service, the situation could be either an incident-to service or split/shared visit. Important: Medicare, and other payers that follow Medicare's guidelines, are the only [...]
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