Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
E/M Coding:
Answer These 3 Quick Test Questions to Evaluate Your E/M Knowledge
Published on Thu Sep 27, 2012
Test your skills with these questions to see where you should focus your E/M education. Evaluation and management coding can be tricky for even seasoned coders. There are many pieces to the E/M coding puzzle, including the three key components of history, exam, and medical decision making. Test your E/M coding know-how with these three questions to determine where you should focus your continuing education, then check your answers against the experts' on page 270. Question 1:
Question 2:
Which set of examination guidelines is most advantageous for Part B practices?Question 3:
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