Reader Questions:
Get Dx Just Right on Trigger Finger Injection
Published on Wed Mar 03, 2021
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the provider saw a patient in the office for pain in her finger. After an evaluation and management (E/M) service that included low medical decision making (MDM) and lasted 27 minutes, the provider diagnosed trigger finger. They then performed a tendon sheath injection to treat the injury. How should I code this encounter? Idaho Subscriber [...]