Guide Your Self-Audits With This Quick Checklist
Published on Mon May 17, 2021
Eye care coders who have never performed a self-audit may wonder whether they have what it takes to complete the audit. But if you tick a few simple options off of our checklist, you’ll be on the right track.
If you don’t know quite where to begin when you perform your first self-audit, keep this handy reference with you as a guide to remind you what types of questions you should be asking yourself. For each chart, make sure you can answer the following questions, and you’ll know you’ve done a thorough job:
Audit Checklist
- Does the documentation in the chart support the level of E/M service that the physician billed?
- Does the documentation in the chart support the codes for non-E/M services, such as procedures or diagnostic tests, that the physician billed?
- Did the physician use modifiers correctly?
- Does the physician’s documentation support the ICD-10 codes the practice reported?
- Did the providers date all entries?
- Is the chart legible?
- Are the names and identification numbers of the patient and provider on each page of the claim form?
- Does the patient identification sheet include completed biographical data, including the patient’s address, employer, home and work telephone numbers, and marital status?