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E/M Coding:

Roll With Incident-to Rules to Get Max E/M Payment

Published on Mon Jun 06, 2022

Here’s why all incident-to services must have established care plan. If your orthopedic practice isn’t reporting services incident-to the physician when it can, it’s leaving literal money on the metaphorical table. Why? This billing practice allows nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) to provide evaluation and management (E/M) services to patients without the physician’s accompaniment. Correctly reporting incident-to means that you can bill [...]
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