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Purpose Defines Orthotic Fitting Sessions

Published on Thu Dec 06, 2018

Question: During an office visit with an established patient, the provider performs an orthotic fitting on the patient’s left arm; notes indicate that the provider was “finding best-fitting orthotic” for the patient. Is this an evaluation and management (E/M) service, an orthotic management service, or both? Illinois Subscriber Answer: If depends on the purpose of the fitting. The encounter notes [...]
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